recession
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For a while, experts linked the decline to the recession that struck in 2008 when the global financial system nearly imploded, driving millions of people into hardship.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
When then-Fed Chair Paul Volcker had to sharply raise rates in the 1980s to get inflation under control, it triggered a severe recession.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“It is a very close call,” said David Rosenberg, head of market strategy firm Rosenberg Research, about whether Canada is in a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But, as Reid pointed out, three of these previous occasions took place in the aftermath of a recession, as the stock market was just bouncing back.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The country was in the midst of a recession in the summer of 1980 and interest rates were close to 20 percent.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Western Europe - Introductory
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