The Latest Breaking News from Recession

SET plunges as Fed hikes rates hard

The Thai stock market fell on Thursday, after the United States Nasdaq futures market tumbled more than 2% on concerns over the economic impacts of aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

Bangkok Post · Jun 16, 2022

The stock market would actually kind of like a recession, thanks

The stock market's rise has been closely tied to low interest rates. If it takes a recession to get them back, it's a price investors are willing to pay.

Axios · Jun 16, 2022

The ASX opened strong after the US interest rate rise buoyed Wall Street. But it hasn't cancelled out Tuesday's losses

It's been a dramatic few days on the Australian stock market, with steep losses followed by a brief rise on Thursday morning. But there are still more twists and turns to come.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

Alan Kohler: Albanese’s note to self – Don’t get blamed for the Morrison crises

Governments usually change after a recession, not before one, so the job is a nice one – to manage the recovery. But this time is different.

The New Daily · Jun 15, 2022

4 ETFs to Bet on Another Market Crash

Recession fears have been rising with inflation running at a 40-year high and the Fed’s potential monetary policy tightening. The World Bank has recently warned of a recession and slashed its global growth forecast, adding to investors’ worries. Therefore, ETFs that perform well in a bear market, Direxion Daily S&P…

StockNews.com · Jun 15, 2022

US Fed hikes interest rate 0.75 points, biggest increase since 1994

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point — its largest hike in nearly three decades — and signaling more large rate increases to come that would raise the risk of another recession.

France 24 · Jun 15, 2022

What Recession? Why Kevin O'Leary Says 'You're All Wrong' About The Economy

The SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA: SPY) officially entered bear market territory this week after falling more than 20% from the highs. As analysts begin to revise earnings estimates for the coming quarters, one investor says sentiment has become too negative. 

Benzinga · Jun 15, 2022

Biggest rate hike in years expected as Fed tackles inflation

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its largest interest rate hike since 1994 — a bigger increase than it had previously signaled and a sign that the central bank is struggling to restrain stubbornly high inflation

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

The last two recessions hit young people hardest – here's how you can protect yourself for the next one

After the pandemic and now a cost of living crisis, it seems unthinkable that the economic situation could get worse. But experts are pretty certain that the UK economy will flatline in 2023, and some are even murmuring that a recession could happen this year.

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2022

ECB to devise new tool to help indebted countries as markets await Fed rate rise – as it happened

Investors wait to see how aggressive US Federal Reserve will be in raising rates; Italian bond yields tumble, euro and stocks rise as ECB holds surprise meeting

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022