“Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal have dramatically raised the probability of recession, now putting it at 44% in the next 12 months, a level usually seen only on the brink of or during actual recessions,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Recession Probability Soars as Inflation Worsens
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