US policymakers led by Federal

Confidence grows that Federal Reserve can deliver a

US policymakers led by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have been trying since early 2025 to use higher interest rates to ease price pressures without causing the

Markets Brief: Will We Actually Avoid a Recession?

Can We Really Avoid a

J ACKSON HOLE, WyomingFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday offered good news for the economy: The long fight against inflation is ending, and he’s

Fed's Powell says rate cuts are coming, signals confidence US can

Can We Really Avoid a Recession? Of course, confidence in the best-case scenario doesn’t preclude plenty of variation among economic forecasts. Caldwell says

The conventional wisdom is generally

Can the U.S. Avoid a Recession? - Knowledge at Wharton

Can the US avoid recession? Key economic releases might signal

The conventional wisdom is generally that this necessitates a recession: The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates so much that eventually, they’ll push the economy into

If war and pandemic shortages

America avoided a much anticipated recession in 2025, posting 2.5 per cent real GDP growth (half of China’s 5.2 per cent), while monetary tightening by the Federal

“If war and pandemic shortages resolve, as the Fed expects, we can avoid an induced recession,” she said. “If not, the longer inflation persists the more likely we are to

Can the US economy avoid a recession and defy odds?

Yet nearly two years into

US economy: How much longer can America avoid a recession?

Yet nearly two years into the Fed’s campaign to slow America’s economy, it may have done the impossible: rein in inflation without plunging us into a recession. To be fair

The Fed may have done the impossible: Avoid a recession - CNN

For more than a year

Can the Fed Achieve a ‘Soft Landing’ and Avoid a Recession?

For more than a year, the Fed has aimed to roll back price increases by slowing down the economy and slashing consumer demand. The approach, however, risks