Global Scans · Recession · Weekly Summary

• [New] Risk is the FOMC front-loads rate cuts to 3.0% in 2026 to prevent the hiring slump from morphing into widespread firing. Brown Brothers Harriman
• [New] Federal Reserve rate cuts aimed at normalizing policy, rather than staving off recession, would likely support further gains for stocks in 2026. The Plan Advocate
• [New] A prolonged stagnation or U-shaped recession could occur if Fed actions are less effective and companies struggle to adapt, leading to persistent unemployment. FinancialContent
• AI stocks are a financial bubble whose bursting could cause a recession or depression for the entire US economy, even the global economy. Resilience
• In the United States, policy rates are expected to fall sharply and the end of quantitative tightening has been announced, while the probability of recession has recently declined. EIN Presswire
• The current economic climate, marked by persistent inflation, aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks, and growing fears of a global recession, has profoundly altered the risk profile of cryptocurrency investments. Call & Times
• At the macro level, hopes for a soft landing - slowing inflation without a deep recession - and rising odds of future Fed rate cuts have underpinned risk appetite. Medium
• Concurrently, economic uncertainty and looming recession fears globally are channeling capital into safe-haven assets. Valley City Times-Record
• A senior Federal Reserve official has warned of a possible US recession after eye-popping lay-offs from major companies amid a slump in consumer confidence. Yahoo Finance
• Japan is faced with a delicate balancing act: increasing public spending to avoid recession without destabilising a financial system saturated with sovereign debt, while the Bank of Japan hesitates over normalising interest rates, which could stifle the timid recovery. Atalayar
• The prevailing sentiment among participants is that Canada remains at risk of a recession in the next six months. ONpoint Strategy Group

Last updated: 10 December 2025