Is a recession coming in 2023? New data says yes, and soon! The consumer confidence report was released on Tuesday, and this stock market news shows that consumers are expecting the USA to fall into a recession sometime within the next few months – if we aren’t already in a recession. And while the recession 2023 isn’t expected to be a very deep or long lasting recession, the 2023 recession could still push stock prices down, and cause layoffs to increase.