Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show UK GDP growth has gone into reverse. But what does a recession mean?

In their efforts to explain downturns, economists tend to connect unrelated data and occurrences. How forecastable are ...

All 14 economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal predicted the central bank would make no change to the target for the ...

The May jobs report blew past forecasts. Why is it taking six months to find a new job?

Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is "fundamentally" transforming the economy as it responds to the U.S. trade ...

A large majority of U.S. voters disapprove of President Trump’s handle on the economy, with many saying they expect a recession next year, according to a new poll. The CNN survey, released ...

Some pros are beginning to declare that a recession is coming soon. Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics chief economist, tweeted on Friday that the U.S. economy “has entered a jobs recession” and told ...

Canada edged into a technical recession as weak business and government spending drove a slight contraction in the first ...

OTTAWA — There was one word on the lips of many Canadians economists, politicians and journalists this past week: recession.

A recession can hit retirees differently than workers. Learn six practical portfolio moves that may help protect income, ...

The economy grew just 0.3 per cent in the first quarter, gross domestic product per capita went backwards, and interest rate ...

Australia’s recession risk is rising as the national economy is hit with three economic shocks, and the worst may still be ...