Recession

Second wave of coronavirus threatens to derail recovery plans

Conservative MPs claim planned hikes will ‘strangle’ economy as debt rockets

Chancellor warns UK is set for ‘unprecedented’ economic downturn as result of pandemic

Hopes dashed that the economy will recover swiftly

Fears of deep recession piles pressure on EU governments to agree trillion-euro bailout programme

Eurozone shrinking as US GDP falls at sharpest rate since the 2008 financial crisis

International Monetary Fund boss says she will use ‘full toolbox’ to deal with ‘emergency like no other’

Government decision for contracted firms to begin work on rail line blasted as ‘tone-deaf’

Experts are predicted a global downturn ‘at least as bad’ as the 2008 crisis - and possibly worse

After months of unease, the short-term outlook for the US economy looks sanguine

Rolling protests have caused the economy to shrink 3.2% in three months

Brexit uncertainty and global trade woes have restricted growth and investment

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 13 September

Office for National Statistics announced 0.3% increase in activity

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 22 August

Trump dismisses warnings, but markets and analysts believe slump is near

Even department stores saw an increase in sales last month as consumers appear unfazed by Brexit uncertainty

Investors are losing confidence in the global economy amid the ongoing US-China trade war and the stuttering performance of key economies

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 29 July

Leading economic forecaster says there is one in four chance Britain is in recession

Ten years after the financial crisis, economic stagnation risks becoming the new normal

Resolution Foundation warns Britain can do little to evade a recession, and is ill-equipped to protect itself in the event of one

Country experiences second-steepest fall in output since the financial crisis

America's business leaders worry Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies will send US economy into a tailspin

Lender of last resort warns of stagnating manufacturing, slumping trade growth and political turmoil

IMF warns emergency tool kit that pulled global economy out of 2008 financial crisis might not work a second time

Eurozone’s largest economy avoids consecutive negative quarter growth, but the future looks uncertain

Conference begins amid political and economic storms as some world leaders choose to stay away

Bank of England sparks concern among central banks after revealing the size of the global risky loan market

Market volatility, inverted yield curves and weak jobs figures suggest a slowdown in 2019

Analysis shows number of women falling pregnant drops several months before the start of an economic downturn

Senior OECD banker says the financial system now more dangerous than in 2008

Financial crisis of 2008 led to rising unemployment, homelessness and poverty, says British Medical Journal