Zobrazení zdroje stránky Inflation Interest Rates And Jobs: How Today s Economy Compares To Recessions Of The Past

id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>What's happening<br>There's still debate about whether the US economy is officially headed into a recession, but the economic downturn is causing widespread stress.<br><br>Why it matters<br>Periods of financial volatility and market decline can drive people to panic and make costly mistakes with their money.<br><br><br>What's next<br>Examining what's happening now -- and comparing it with the past -- can help investors and consumers decide what to do next.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Facing the aftershocks of a rough economy in the first half of 2022, with , rising , soaring  and a , leading indicators of a  have moderated slightly in the past month. That could mean the economic downturn won't be as long or brutal as expected. <br>Still, the majority of Americans are  and anxiety over jobs. The country has experienced two consecutive quarters of economic slowdown -- the barometer for measuring a recession -- even though the National Bureau of Economic Research hasn't made the "official" recession call.  <br><br>At a time like this, we should consider what happens in a recession, look at the data to determine whet