Here’s a set of definitions for common and emerging economic and fiscal terms often seen bandied about in news reports.

Given the level of uncertainty with the economy, labor market, and inflation, some economists have started talking about the possibility of a recession or even “stagflation.” The economy has been in ...

That the wealthiest Americans are driving the bulk of consumption has reignited discussion of the K-shaped economy. And while ...

Look for recession indicators, and suddenly you might start seeing them everywhere. The U.S. stock market strung together ...

Labor data often flashes red before GDP or corporate earnings do, so watching the right job-market metrics can give an early ...

But a closer inspection shows that an increasing number of structural supports — across businesses, labor markets, consumers ...

The Q1 2025 GDP results are in, and the results were not exactly encouraging. While in a typical quarter the U.S. GDP grows by 2% to 4%, in Q1 2025, the economy actually shrank. Considering that two ...

The terms stoke outsized panic in some cases and insufficient caution in others. Lately, the stock market has taken a thrashing. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 have each fallen for seven consecutive weeks.

The Great Recession from 2007-09 saw GDP fall 4.3%, the biggest drop since the Great Depression. Deregulation in the 2000s and excessive risk by banks were major causes of the financial crisis.

Oregon's revenue forecast shows an unexpected boost even as the broader economy continues to recover unevenly.