There is about a 40% chance of a U.S. recession this year and a risk of lasting damage to the country's standing as an investment destination if the administration undermines trust in U.S. governance,

U.S. stocks have suffered their sharpest selloff in months as investors have grown nervous that Trump will slow the economy with import duties.

Here's what to know about the economic indicators of a recession and how Trump's policies might affect Washington state's economic outlook. The National Bureau of Economic Research defines recession as a "significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and that lasts more than a few months.

Generating ominous headlines about an economic downturn may not seem like a natural path to winning public support for Trump’s “golden age of America.” And it’s left people from Washington to Wall Street wondering what’s really at play.