Stocks are rallying — but is a recession on our doorstep?

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JPMorgan economists this week said the risk of a recession had fallen below 50%. Trade war volatility has eased, but Dimon ...

Billionaire Steve Cohen said the chance of a recession in the US now stands at about 45%. “We aren’t in a recession yet, but ...

A recession is a major downturn in a country's economy that lasts for months. It’s marked by declining GDP over two ...

The White House last month paused far-reaching “reciprocal tariffs” on dozens of countries, just hours after the measures ...

At the start of the year, the U.S. economy had largely shaken off the remaining symptoms of COVID-19. The 2020 pandemic recession was short-lived. The downturn economists predicted in 2023 and 2024 ...

Goldman Sachs raised its forecasts for Chinese and U.S. economic growth, and cut its odds for a U.S. recession, after the ...

but it doesn’t mean the economy is rushing toward a recession. At least not yet. Gross domestic product, the official scorecard of the economy, shrank at a 0.3% clip in the first quarter.

Amid concerns that tariffs could disrupt economic growth, we take a look at what has worked for investors during previous recessions.