⚠️US bankruptcies are skyrocketing

Is the US economy heading into a recession?

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April 10, 2025

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US weekly bankruptcy fillings* 4-week average jumped to 7, the most since the 2020 Crisis. In other words, the US has had 28 big bankruptcies over the last 4 weeks. *Companies with more than $50 million liabilities.

Outside of the 2020, this is the highest level since the Great Financial Crisis.

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The trend of rising bankruptcies continues meaning more companies struggle to pay off their debt as the economy slows while interest rates remain elevated.

As a reminder, financial markets almost never react to such news unless it happens within the banking/insurance sector or in the case of the biggest US retailers. These days the most important things for investors are tariffs, the US labor market, and inflation data which drive the Federal Reserve's decisions.

In the below article, you may find out what might be the path to the next recession in the US.

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