President Trump’s trade war is likely to lead to higher prices and slower growth, a challenging combination for the Fed. War in the Middle East could make the job harder still.

Though the U.S. has met one common definition of a recession ... the current economy doesn't mirror that of previous recessions and a formal recession has not yet been declared.

Formal wear at the club. Lady Gaga’s pivot back to pop music ... What can recession indicator memes actually tell us — or even predict — about the national economy? And what do online trends like this ...

Most economists still don’t think the United States meets the formal definition ... But the U.S. economy still has important sources of strength. Unemployment is low, job growth is robust ...

Although the term lacks a formal definition, stagflation occurs during ... Inflation is typically low when the economy is weak. Higher inflation is more common in a strong economy when consumer ...

In collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), this initiative aims to facilitate the entry of informal enterprises into the formal economy, and thus enabling SMEs to benefit ...