Mark Zandi says the US economy is teetering at the edge of a recession as tariffs and immigration policy weigh on growth.

From inflation to recession, we who cover the economy and business at NPR get asked about tariffs all the time. Here are some of the most frequent questions — and what we answer.

There are plenty of small negatives which don't add up to a recession. Recession risk comes from the continued back-and-forth from the White House about what tariffs will be. Read more here.

After months of delay and backroom dealmaking, the Trump administration has imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly 100 countries, ...

"The mindset of the market is to embrace risk because that brings rewards rather than losses -- keep shrugging it off," Steve ...

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime is generating so much revenue for the federal government that Washington ...

Businesses will also cut or delay investment in new plants, staff and product lines, as more of their revenue goes on ...

The pressure to cut rates is intensifying as the US jobs market and the growth story are no longer looking quite so solid.

In a June study by Apollo Global Management, chief economist Torsten Sløk warned of ongoing stagflationary risks. "Tariff hikes are typically stagflationary shocks -- they simultaneously increase ...

The causal pathways by which tariffs could cause a recession seem dormant. Trade policy turmoil is the new normal, and may not create as much economic damage as feared.

The dollar's surge since the U.S.-European Union trade deal seems a little counterintuitive at first glance, but the rally ...

Forecasters nudge up growth and trim inflation estimates as tariffs prove lower and less costly than expected in April.