Will the IMF declare a global recession before 2027?

Kalshi Economy › Growth & recession Closes Jan 1, 2027 · $1 today · $1.6K traded · $604 at stake · prices read 86 min ago

The odds

2%chance▼ 1

How the odds have moved

Yes: 3% on Oct 20, 2% now.

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Outcome Chance Day Bid Ask Pays Contracts
Yes 2% ▼ 1 1¢ 3¢ $33.33 80.9K

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The news: recession

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  • Are we in a global whisky recession?The Spectator · 2 days agoIs demand for the water of life running dry? I’ve just returned from a trip to Islay in Scotland, which has more whisky distilleries per square mile than anywhere else in the UK, and several of its famous single malts are struggling…
  • Cal State Fullerton Economists Predict Slow Job Growth, No RecessionMyNewsLA.com · 40 h agoThe U.S. economy is expected to avoid a recession in 2027, but Southern California will face sluggish job growth and persistent housing affordability problems, according to an economic forecast released Thursday by Cal State Fullerton…
  • Explained: What GDP and a recession actually meanTicker · 3 days agoGross domestic product, or GDP, is the most common measure of the size of an economy. It adds up the value of all the final goods and services produced in a country over a period of time, from mining and farming to haircuts, software and…
  • How to manage your stock market investments in a recession?National Bank · 2 days agoGovernments worldwide generally set policies to support steady economic growth. Western countries (including Canada and the U.S.) have been largely successful in achieving long-term growth but this growth isn’t constant. As a normal part…
  • Argentina's August uptick is tiny as recession risks buildBriefs Finance · 2 days agoArgentina's monthly activity index barely grew in August, rising 0.1% from July and coming in well under the 1.5% gain economists expected. Compared with August last year, it contracted 1.7% against a flat 0.0% forecast, according to data…
  • Walmart Stock Eyes Best Monthly Rally Since 2014: Is This an Early Recession Warning?TradingView · 44 h agoWhen American households start to worry about money, they rarely stop shopping. They change where they shop. That is why investors watch Walmart Inc. WMT closely when the economy starts to slow. Walmart shares are up 13.9% so far in…
  • U.S. would be growing more slowly without AI boom, but not in recessionUniversity of Hawaii System · 2 days agoThe artificial intelligence (AI) boom is helping support U.S. economic growth, but a recession would still be unlikely without it, according to a new analysis from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO). In a…
  • Matchmakers Are Beating the Dating RecessionCompact · 3 days agoCompact Mag America is in the midst of a dating recession. Almost two-thirds of young adults aren’t dating anyone seriously. But our friends stand apart. Nearly all of them are dating or happily married. It isn’t because they are uniquely…
  • Trinidad Recession Denied by Prime MinisterThe Rio Times · 3 days agoTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO · ECONOMY The Trinidad recession debate reached Parliament on Monday 19 October 2026, when Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar rejected the claim. She said the country “is in progression” and pointed to International…
  • A Recession Is Coming Eventually, and History Says There's a Major Silver Lining for InvestorsThe Motley Fool · 47 h agoWhat will cause the next recession? Higher interest rates, a slowdown in the artificial intelligence (AI) build-out, or some economic crisis that's not on anyone's radar yet? No one knows for sure, but one thing is certain: A recession…
  • 1 ETF I'm Loading Up On Right Now -- Even if a Recession Is ComingThe Motley Fool · 2 days agoThere's a saying I always like to keep in mind as I go through life: It's much better to be overprepared than underprepared. It applies to many areas of life, including your finances and investing. So, while there are no immediate signs of…
  • How Triumph Financial’s CEO Beat the Longest Freight RecessionFreightWaves · 42 h agoTriumph Financial CEO Aaron Graft joins FreightWaves to discuss how his company achieved a remarkable 38% transportation revenue growth during one of the longest freight recessions in history. Discover the strategic investments in platform…

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