Economic cycles feature expansion, peak, contraction, and trough stages. Investors adjust strategies based on the current economic phase. Government tools like interest rates help manage these cycles.

With risk assets at historic valuations, investors must remain nimble as leading indicators suggest smaller payroll gains and ...

Economic growth refers to the increase in goods and services production over set periods, often measured by GDP or GNP, ...

On paper, the United States is in an expansion, not a slump. Output keeps rising, unemployment is relatively low, and inflation has cooled from its peak. Yet for households and businesses that have ...

Overall however, the weight of evidence continues to support a bullish outlook for the US economy and much of the global ...

Goldman Sachs is betting that the United States will not just avoid a downturn in 2026, but will actually grow faster than most forecasters expect. Its economists argue that a rare combination of ...

The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average have all surged to multiple record-closing highs in 2025. We appear to be witnessing a clear bifurcation between the health of the U.S.

NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Bond investors are positioning for a shallow easing cycle from the Federal Reserve as it gears up for its final policy meeting of 2025, reducing exposure to long-duration ...