Will tariffs push the US economy into recession?


The odds of the US economy entering a recession in 2025 are rising. — Reuters

MORE than a month into his second-term administration, US President Donald Trump has signed more than 80 executive orders covering a range of topics including punitive tariffs, government reforms, immigration, border security and more.

The odds of the US economy entering a recession in 2025 are rising. The trade tariffs policy uncertainties and fears of trade war escalation, sinking stock markets, fears of rising prices of goods and services, falling market confidence as well as weakening economic readings have stirred the growth scare.

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