Us Recession 2024 News Headlines. Questions about potential recession risks and the inflation outlook will likely persist. The risk of a recession has been elevated since the fed began its tightening cycle in march 2022, fed chair jerome powell told reporters in december.

After rising for most of 2024, the unemployment rate dropped for a second straight month, from 4.2% in august to 4.1% in september. Economy in 2024 that includes slowing gdp growth but no recession.