Is the economy headed for recession or a soft landing? - NPR

Another promising sign that we might achieve a soft landing comes from the all important consumer (that is, us). Consumer spending (aka, us buying stuff) makes up nearly 70% of the entire U.S ... Read More

Recession? Soft landing? Something else? Here’s what could ... - MSN

Recession. A downturn in the economy is viewed as the least likely scenario. Most forecasters predict the U.S. will grow a healthy 2% or slightly faster in the next year or two. Read More

Stock Market Crash Is Coming in 2023, Even If US Economy Avoids ...

The US economy may not be screwed after all — but the stock market sure is The US economy may avoid a recession, but even if it does the stock market is royally screwed. Tyler Le/Insider ... Read More

The economy might be just fine after all

After plenty of handwringing about what the future might hold, the hard data indicates an economy that's in decent shape. The latest good news was May's better-than-expected jobs report. The ... Read More

Soft landing in 2024? Or a hard recessionary crash?

Soft Landing Indicators Are Not Infallible: In October of 2007, then-San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen declared, “The most likely outcome is that the economy will move forward toward a ... Read More

Soft Landing or No Landing? Fed’s Economic Picture Gets Complicated.

A “no landing” outcome might feel pretty good to the typical American household. Inflation is nowhere near as high as it was at its peak in 2022, wages are climbing and jobs are plentiful. Read More

Will Trump Crash The Economy? - Seeking Alpha

Trump didn't create it (he may or may not be making it worse), but he is President so it will be the "Trump Recession". Such is what it means to be in charge. Stocks in a minor sell-off right now ... Read More

Surprise — those dire predictions of Trump ‘crashing’ the economy ...

That does not mean they will always be wrong. As this newsletter noted six weeks ago , “We should always note that we don’t know what will happen in the future. The economy might indeed crash ... Read More

Soft Landing Optimism Is Everywhere. That’s Happened Before.

The term “soft landing” first made its way into the economic lexicon in the early 1970s, when America was fresh from a successful moon landing in 1969.Setting a spaceship gently on the lunar ... Read More

No, the Economy Isn’t Tanking

So, maybe it’s not such a mystery after all why consumer sentiment has diverged from the economic fundamentals, because the last 40-plus years of data that is informing these models doesn’t ... Read More

Recession? Soft landing? Something else? Here's what could happen to ...

No landing Another possibility is that the economy keeps growing above its long-run potential as inflation returns to normal. That's what might be called a "no-landing" scenario. Read More