A trough, in economic terms, can refer to a stage in the business cycle where activity is bottoming, or where prices are bottoming, before a rise.

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As tariff uncertainty continues to roil the stock market, some economists believe the U.S. could be headed toward a recession, a possibility that even the Trump administration has declined to rule out ...

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We believe that the “stealth recession” in place for the past three years will end soon and will be followed not only by a productivity-led economic boom but also a healthy, broader-based bull market.

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney ...