A cooldown in the labor market primarily driven by fewer workers switching jobs may be indicative that the economy is approaching a soft landing.

The pullback in total lending in the last half of March was broad and impacted real estate, commercial, and industrial loans.

Lending conditions were already tightening before the banking crisis in March, and economists anticipate that access to credit will get even more difficult for businesses and households.

Even after Covid risks subside, companies will have to re-orient their hiring for just about every profession, due to slowing growth of the labor force.

More than 3.1 million Americans age 55 or older plan to apply for Social Security benefits earlier than expected.

Survey shows one in six companies has already lowered revenue targets, and most respondents expect impact to worsen after the end of Q1.

Overall, U.S. finance execs are the most optimistic in the world, even though 52% expect to see a recession in 2020.

NABE survey shows 10 percent of members expect a recession to start this year, and 42 percent project a recession will start in 2020.