The fears of a recession of the United States intensify

The shadow of an American recession is growing more and obscuring perspectives for both consumers and CFO, according to several feeling surveys in March. That said, Wall Street has increased in the last three days: investors, perhaps, are cautiously optimistic that President Donald Trump will soften his position on reciprocal tariffs.

Throughout the pond, the German software creator SAP, who carries out a wave of stock profit, has taken the crown of the most valuable company in Europe: it has increased almost 10% so far this year. Meanwhile, in China, the BYD electric vehicle manufacturer has surpassed Tesla in annual income.

Even so, the United States occupies such a central role in the global financial and economic system that if a recession occurred, it would undoubtedly have generalized repercussions, and would influence the fate of companies such as SAP and Byd.

US actions obtain small profits
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 added 0.16%, the Dow Jones industrial 0.01% rose and the Nasdaq compound 0.46%rose. That was the Third positive consecutive session for the three indices. Paneuropeo Stoxx 600 closed index 0.67% higher, With most sectors and all main bursis in positive territory. Germany Dax He led regional profits, an increase of 1.13%, after a survey showed a better commercial feeling in the country.

Consumers lose trust
The index of the Board of the Conference of The consumer confidence of the United States fell to 92.9a decrease of 7.2 points and the fourth consecutive monthly contraction. It is also lower than reading 93.5 expected in a survey of Dow Jones economists. The measure for future expectations fell 9.6 points to 65.2, the lowest reading in 12 years and well below the level of 80 that is considered a signal for a recession.

Fears of a recession on the horizon
Other surveys are also fears of recession. About 60% of the CFOs expect an US. Recession in the second half of the yearAccording to the latest quarterly survey of CNBC CFO Council. A separate survey of Deutsche Bank found that the probability of a The recession in growth in the next 12 months is approximately 43%going through the average vision of 400 respondents during the period from March 17 to 20.

Byd’s income is beyond Tesla
Chinese car manufacturer Byd reported Annual income of 777 billion yuan ($ 107 billion) by 2024in a presentation published on Monday. Driven by sales of hybrid vehicles, that figure represents a 29% increase in income from the previous year and exceeded the annual income of $ 97.7 billion reported by Elon Musk’s Tesla. The presentation comes shortly after Byd announced A new battery technology that affirms can load EV in five minutes.

SAP exceeds Novo Nordisk
The SAP software manufacturer became The most valuable company in Europe this week. The German company had a market capitalization of around $ 343.3 billion for the closing of Tuesday, according to LSE data, and the shares increased 1.33% in the day and more than 40% during the last year. SAP takes place as the most valuable company in Europe of Novo Nordiskthe Danish pharmaceutical giant known for his Ozempic weight control medications And Wegovy.

Gamestop will buy Bitcoin
Video game retailer Gamestop announced on Tuesday that plan Buy Bitcoin and Stablecoins called in US dollars through cash or future debt and capital emissions. Gamestop will follow the steps of Strategy – previously known as Microstrategy, whose shares rapidly rose after the company accumulated billions of dollars in Bitcoins. He Meme stock It jumped more than 7% in the negotiation extended on Tuesday after the news.

(Pro) real guilty of the fall of Tesla?
Tesla’s actions have sunk in recent weeks, although it has reduced some losses in the last two days, and many attribute the beating to the treatment of CEO Elon Musk in Washington, DC, however, the Piper Sandler investment bank believes that the The real culprit to drag Tesla’s actions can be found elsewhere – What explains the company’s upward vision on the EV company.

Why the oil companies may not love the ‘exercise, baby, drill’ agenda

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, urges oil producers to “pierce, baby, drill.” American oil and gas investors may not be aboard the plan.

“At this time, with low oil prices, I think we are going to start seeing many companies that begin to criticize their capital spending,” said Clark Williams-Derry, an energy finance analyst at the Institute of Economics and Financial Analysis of the energy economy.

The United States is already producing more crude oil than any other nation in history. In December 2024, US oil and gas companies produced more than 13.49 million raw barrels per day. That is a high rate of historical production, according to the records of the United States Energy Information Administration.