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

Economic cycles are normal ebbs and flows in the economy that happen in a repeating pattern. Read more about them inside.

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“The outlook is uncertain again amid financial sector turmoil, high inflation, ongoing effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and three years of COVID.” These are the opening lines of IMF’s recent ...

Under the PPP/C government, credit to manufacturing grew by 103.7 percent between 2020 and 2024, to $43.3 billion, with ...

Economic depressions are severe recessions lasting many years with over 10% annual GDP decline. Depressions cause global impacts like massive unemployment and business failures. The US experienced one ...

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Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups. By Ben Casselman and Colby Smith President Trump inherited an ...

China’s economy, the world’s second largest, is facing its most serious setback in a generation. During the past two years, economic growth appears to have been cut nearly in half. After emerging from ...