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Bank of England Expected to Forecast Recession Risk Ahead of General Election

Market analysts are expecting the Bank of England to forecast a challenging economic period for the United Kingdom in the months leading up to the next general election. This places pressure on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who will be required to call an...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Confirms That U.S. Economy is Not Facing Downturn

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen confirmed on Monday that she has not seen any evidence of a U.S. economic downturn. Still, she warned that economic momentum remains reliant on the government's ability to pass legislation to support the world's biggest economy. "I don't see any signs...

Stocks Rise as Strong Earnings Report Supresses Recession Concerns

U.S. and European stocks advanced on Wednesday following a wave of upbeat company earnings reports. Investor confidence consequently rose, subduing previous concerns driven by the potential return of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes and the economic recession that may follow. In Europe, the pan-European...

Strong Economic Data Extinguishes Recession Fears

Strong U.S. economic data continues to pour in this week, pushing consumer confidence in June to its highest level in the last 18 months. This has led economists to pull away from concerns of an impending recession in the coming months. U.S. home sales rose...

Euro Zone in Recession Following Downward Revision of Growth

Data from the European statistics agency Eurostat released on Thursday revealed that the eurozone slipped into a recession during the first three months of 2023. This comes after a downward revision of growth in both the first quarter of 2023 and the last quarter...

Goldman Reduces U.S. Recession Probability Following Debt Deal

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lowered its probability of a U.S. recession over the next 12 months to 25% after the government's anxiously-awaited debt ceiling deal was signed into law. This comes after the investment group upgraded its recession probability to 35% following the collapse...