Jitters and trade wars are roiling the markets and troubling freight companies, but the big question is if the U.S. economic expansion may be coming to a close soon.
August 21, 2019
Government, Business
Truck tonnage surged 7.3% in July. (TT File Photo)
Indicators Show Slowdown in Growth, but Recession Isn’t Likely
Truck tonnage surged 7.3% in July. (TT File Photo)
Business
American Fast Freight
Cass: Freight Shipments Down 5.9% in July, and GDP Could Be Next
American Fast Freight
A nationwide economic contraction, not just a freight recession, could arrive soon, according to Cass Information Systems’ July freight report.
August 16, 2019
Government, Business
Trader on New York Stock Exchange by Richard Drew/AP
Stocks Slide After Bond Market Warns Again of Recession
Trader on New York Stock Exchange by Richard Drew/AP
NEW YORK — Stocks sank Aug. 14 after the bond market threw up one of its last remaining warning flags on the economy.
August 14, 2019
Government, Business
Trader on New York Stock Exchange by Richard Drew/AP
Yield Curves Invert in US, UK as ‘Doom and Gloom’ Spreads
Trader on New York Stock Exchange by Richard Drew/AP
The stream of investors seeking refuge in the safest parts of the market has triggered yet another recession warning, with yield curves inverting from the United States to the United Kingdom.
August 14, 2019
Government, Business
Cars for export and import are stored in front of containers at the harbor in Bremerhaven, Germany. (Martin Meissner/AP)
German Economy Shrinks Amid Trade Concerns, Auto Woes
Cars for export and import are stored in front of containers at the harbor in Bremerhaven, Germany. (Martin Meissner/AP)
FRANKFURT, Germany — The German economy shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter from the previous three-month period as global trade conflicts and troubles in the auto industry weighed on Europe’s largest economy.
August 14, 2019
Government, Business
Port of Nansha, north of Hong Kong, by Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
US Recession Concerns Rising With Trade War, Goldman Sachs Says
Port of Nansha, north of Hong Kong, by Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is raising concerns of a U.S. recession as the trade war with China intensifies, boosting the impact on economic growth.
August 12, 2019
Government, Business
President Donald Trump last week announced new tariffs on imported Chinese goods, to take effect Sept. 1, causing steep declines in global stock markets. (Associated Press/Richard Drew)
Chance of US Recession Rises to 35% Among Economists Surveyed
President Donald Trump last week announced new tariffs on imported Chinese goods, to take effect Sept. 1, causing steep declines in global stock markets. (Associated Press/Richard Drew)
The likelihood of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months rose to 35% in an August survey of economists, from 31% forecast previously, as global trade tensions fuel economic uncertainty.
August 8, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
World Economy Edges Closer to Recession as Trade Woes Spread
Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
The escalating trade war between the U.S. and China is nudging the world economy toward its first recession in a decade with investors demanding politicians and central bankers act fast to change course.
August 7, 2019
Government, Business
“The risks of a mild recession have increased,” Costello tells NAFC conference attendees. (Jim Stinson/Transport Topics)
ATA Economist Bob Costello: Recession Remains Uncertain, but Expect More Carrier Closures
“The risks of a mild recession have increased,” Costello tells NAFC conference attendees. (Jim Stinson/Transport Topics)
INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Costello isn’t sure that a recession — a downturn that could impact freight and trucking companies across North America — is coming, or when, but the economist senses something is amiss.
June 12, 2019
Government, Business
Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group LP (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman Sees US-China Deal, No Sign of Recession
Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group LP (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
The CEO of the world’s largest alternative asset manager is confident the United States isn’t headed toward a recession any time soon and is certain the nation will strike a trade deal with China, Schwarzman said in a Bloomberg Television interview April 18.
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