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The U.S. economy's sending out some pretty grim signals, and Trump's all fired up about calling a ceasefire right away. But get this—four Middle Eastern countries are dead set against the U.S. pulling their troops out.

Check this out - as of March 30, 2026, the spread between CCC junk bonds and 10-year Treasuries hit 9.76%, the highest since April 2025. That's a red flag for more companies going belly-up, basically screaming "trouble ahead" for the economy.

"Wal-Mart's Red Flag Signals Economic Downturn!" The indicator of an economic recession in the US has soared to the level seen during the 2008 crisis, just like in the cases of the previous four US economic recessions.

U.S. stocks took a hit on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting its lowest this year.

Owen John Anthony, who was once nominated by the US president as the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, warned that the US economy is weaker than we think and the inflation level is worse than we imagined... The economy cannot withstand an oil price of $100 per barrel.

U.S. economic growth hits a rough patch with oil prices surging.

Whoa, the US diesel price shot up by one-third in just a month—nearin' five bucks a gallon! This is drivin' up transportation and farmin' costs, makin' it look like bigger troubles might be brewin' in the economy.

The New York Times ran a piece recently saying the US government had hoped the economy would grow and families would be richer by 2026, but that plan’s looking shaky now because of the war with Iran.

A previous survey released by the Pew Research Center found that 72% of Americans believe the country's economic situation is average or poor.

David Rosenberg, the well-known bear on Wall Street and president of Rosenberg Research, recently stated that as the effects of fiscal stimulus wane and AI-related capital expenditures peak, the US economy could fall into a "very severe recession" in 2027.

The data shows that the scale of physical output in the United States is one seventh of that in China. What does this indicate?

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly stalled in December, with spending slowing down at the tail end of the holiday season.

“It’s all mixed up with polarization,” said Gallup’s Frank Newport in an interview

About one-third of Americans rated politics and government as the top issue facing their nation, behind only Taiwan — which faces the prospect of an invasion from China — and on par with Slovenia, Spain and South Korea.

Pluralities in Germany and France — and a majority of Canadians — say the US is a negative force globally, new POLITICO-Public First polling finds.

US trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years in November

More than ten people, including former Federal Reserve chairmen, former Treasury secretaries, and former chairman of the Economic Advisory Council, issued a joint statement on January 12, stating that the investigation attempted to weaken the independence of the Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve Chair Powell has received a subpoena. Prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Powell, involving the renovation project of the Federal Reserve building and whether he made false statements to Congress regarding the matter previously.