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Is Donald Trump Leading the US into a Recession?

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Last updated: March 13, 2025 8:18 am
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Donald Trump assured voters he would bring in a fresh period of prosperity throughout his last year of campaigning. But barely two months into his presidency, he is presenting a much different vision. He has cautioned that lowering prices will be challenging and that before he can bring money back to the US, the public should get ready for a “little disturbance”. Many experts nowadays think the nation is headed toward a US recession.

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Are anxieties about recession growing?How Are Taxes Affecting the Market?Are companies and investors losing faith?Was the economy already slowing down?Exists any hope from the leaders in economics?Is the Boom in Artificial Intelligence at Risk?

While some of economists blame his actions for the rising likelihood of a recession, others say it is just inevitable. Usually marked by increasing unemployment and declining incomes, a US recession is described as a protracted and general decrease in economic activity. Many analysts agree today the nation is headed in that direction.

Are anxieties about recession growing?

Rising numbers of analysts have cautioned that the likelihood of a US recession is increasing. With US policies “tilting away from growth,” a JP Morgan research indicated the likelihood of a recession at 40%—up from 30% at the start of the year. Citing tariffs as a main issue, Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist, Mark Zandi raised the probabilities from 15% to 35%.

These projections matched a precipitous decline in the S&P 500, which follows 500 of the largest US firms. Now hovering at its lowest level since September, the indicator reflects serious future worries.

How Are Taxes Affecting the Market?

Concerns over increased import fees, sometimes known as tariffs, which Trump has instituted since assuming office are driving market turbulence. He has promised to widen them even more and levies taxes on goods from the three largest trade partners of the US. These policies, according to analysts, will slow down economic growth and raise costs.

Unlike his first term, when he regularly highlighted the stock market as a gauge of his performance, Trump and his economic advisers have been urging the public to prepare for economic suffering while downplaying market fears.

“There will always be changes and adjustments,” Trump remarked last week in response to corporate concerns on uncertainty.

This posture has raised investor anxiety. Claiming policy changes as “the key risk” to the economy, Goldman Sachs lately increased its recession likelihood from 15% to 20%. The White House still had “the option to pull back if the downside risks begin to look more serious,” the company pointed out, though. Recession risk would increase even more if the White House stayed dedicated to its plans even in the face of far worse facts,” its experts cautioned.

Are companies and investors losing faith?

For many companies, tariffs—which tax imports and hence raise US business costs—cause the most anxiety. Many businesses are witnessing reduced profit margins and delaying hiring and investment while they evaluate future risks under Trump’s revised tariff proposals.

Major reduction in federal spending and the government personnel also worry investors. Chief of Washington policy strategy at investment bank Stifel Brian Gardner clarified that at first companies and investors thought Trump was negotiating using tariffs.

“But the signals the president and his cabinet are sending really represent a more significant matter. It’s a rearranging of the American economy, he remarked. “And that’s what’s been motivating markets in the last couple of weeks.”

Was the economy already slowing down?

The US economy was showing indications of slowing down even prior to Trump’s policies were implemented. Already keeping interest rates high to slow down economic activity and stable prices, the Federal Reserve

Recent numbers imply the slowing down is quickening. Retail sales dropped in February; consumer and corporate confidence, which had shot after Trump’s election, has now collapsed. Notable businesses include manufacturing, stores like Target and Walmart, and airlines are warning of cuts.

Particularly in high-income households, several economists warn that a declining stock market could lower consumer expenditure even more. This could be quite damaging as consumer spending drives much of the US economy and wealthy homes are playing more and more importance. Already grappling with growing inflation are lower-income households.

Exists any hope from the leaders in economics?

Head of the US central bank, Jerome Powell lately attempted to allay anxiety. “Despite increased degrees of uncertainty, the US economy continues to be in a good place,” he remarked last week in a speech. Some economists caution, meanwhile, that US shortcomings could be exacerbated by worldwide economic trends.

“The fact that tariffs could interrupt trade at the same time that there were signs the US economy was weakening anyhow is really fueling US recession fears,” one analyst said.

Is the Boom in Artificial Intelligence at Risk?

Market issues go beyond simply Trump’s policies. Driven mostly by excitement for artificial intelligence (AI), investors were already anxious about a possible stock market downturn following two years of great gains.

Recent years have seen tech equities skyrocket; chipmaker Nvidia’s share price rose from under $15 at the beginning of 2023 to almost $150 by November last year. With investors on constant alert for any indication of a collapse, this fast ascent has sparked conjecture on a “AI bubble.” Maintaining hope about AI-driven expansion may get more challenging if the US economy keeps faltering.

Tech analyst Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management expressed his worries on social media, stating his hope had “taken a step back” in light of the growing likelihood of a US recession.

“The bottom line is that the AI trade will find it quite difficult to continue should we find ourselves in a recession,” he cautioned.

Rising economic uncertainty calls for attentive observation by experts, companies, and investors to evaluate whether Trump’s initiatives boost or undermine the US economy in the next months.

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