Are we in a recession or is it coming real soon

[plumpprincessxxx]

It seems to me we are in one from what I see at the mall when I go. People are looking not buying.

[JustJoe]

Have you seen the vacant stores in huge malls across California, it's a mess.

[TwistedJake]

Straight off CNN.com this morning.



" US inflation tripled last month on record spike in gas prices
Updated 9:25 AM EDT, Fri April 10, 2026"



"The war with Iran drove up monthly US inflation threefold in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report, released Friday morning.

The annual rate of inflation reached 3.3% in March, up from 2.4% in February. The monthly rate measured 0.9%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/business ... ation-iran

[britporn_mike]

Our economy is not well it needs fiscal and monetary medication.

[pussyhunter]

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/m ... ar-in-iran

"U.S. inflation surged in March, pushed higher by the effects of the war in Iran

Trump told the public last week that there’s been “no inflation.” That was absurd at the time, and it’s worse now."

Inflation is on the up and up.

[razor]

read this one.


"according to a Moody's Analytics model. The firm's chief economist Mark Zandi said in a note that even before the war began, the firm’s model had raised the probability of the United States entering a recession in the next 12 months to an “uncomfortably high” 49% − essentially a coin flip.

Other firms’ recession odds aren’t quite as high. Oxford Economics places the odds at 30%, but a sustained stretch of oil prices above $140 a barrel could put enough pressure on growth to push the economy into one, according to Matthew Martin, the firm’s senior U.S. economist. "

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/20 ... 387157007/

[DeSexGuide]

read this one.


"according to a Moody's Analytics model. The firm's chief economist Mark Zandi said in a note that even before the war began, the firm’s model had raised the probability of the United States entering a recession in the next 12 months to an “uncomfortably high” 49% − essentially a coin flip.

Other firms’ recession odds aren’t quite as high. Oxford Economics places the odds at 30%, but a sustained stretch of oil prices above $140 a barrel could put enough pressure on growth to push the economy into one, according to Matthew Martin, the firm’s senior U.S. economist. "

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/20 ... 387157007/

All I have to do is go shopping I notice the prices have creeped up no studies needed.

[3ric]

Is this what Trump meant by Making America Great Again?

[alsporn]

The 1% always win whether it is a bull market or bear. Whether it is inflation or a recession. never forget this simple premise.

[24alex]

The only way to tell is after a recession has started that is how the data works.

[Dorman]

A recession will hit some countries harder than us think poorer places,

[GRXlinks]

which side of the industry will get affected most if we get into a long recession?

[fantastico]

The 1% always win whether it is a bull market or bear. Whether it is inflation or a recession. never forget this simple premise.

Truth

[ispdn]

Recession is bound to happen with the way cost of oil is going up after trump's genius idea to attack Iran.

[pokerking]

If it becomes a fact by November kiss the House and Senate to the Democrats