Recession and Depression – Page 29

Is the U.S. Economy Growing or Not?

One economic measure had it flailing. The other had it doing just fine.

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to fight inflation. Some economists want more; some politicians want less. What’s the logic?

Officials have tried to ditch a shorthand definition for what constitutes a recession and reassure skeptical voters about the U.S. economy.

It has been a tough few years for companies without the scale to cruise through disruption. Making money isn’t getting any easier.

The U.S. may register a second straight quarter of economic contraction, one benchmark of a recession. But that won’t be the last word.