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posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 29 2019, @06:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the what's-in-your-wallet? dept.

A Recession Is Coming (Eventually). Here's Where You'll See It First:

Last week's report on second-quarter gross domestic product showed that the economy slowed last spring. It also came exactly 10 years since the Great Recession ended, making this officially the longest expansion in American history. (Well, probably. More on that in a second.) So perhaps it's no surprise that forecasters, investors and ordinary people are increasingly asking when the next downturn will arrive.

Economists often say that "expansions don't die of old age." That is, recessions are like coin flips — just because you get heads five times in a row doesn't mean your next flip is more likely to come up tails.

Still, another recession will come eventually. Fortunately, economic expansions, unlike coin-flip streaks, usually provide some hints about when they are nearing their end — if you know where to look. Below is a guide to some of the indicators that have historically done the best job of sounding the alarm.

[...] One caveat: Economists are notoriously terrible at forecasting recessions, especially more than a few months in advance. In fact, it's possible (though unlikely) that a recession has already begun, and we just don't know it yet.

"Historically, the best that forecasters have been able to do consistently is recognize that we're in a recession once we're in one," said Tara Sinclair, an economist at George Washington University. "The dream of an early warning system is still a dream that we're working on."

The article goes on to list and expand upon these indicators which are:

1: The Unemployment Rate
2: The Yield Curve
3: The ISM Manufacturing Index
4: Consumer Sentiment
5: Choose Your Favorite

Do you think the US economy is on the verge of a recession? What have you done, if anything, in preparation for the eventual downturn?


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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday July 29 2019, @09:55PM (2 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Monday July 29 2019, @09:55PM (#872838) Journal

    ...gawwwwd-DAMN. Well-put. Wish I could mod you up more than once.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 29 2019, @10:09PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 29 2019, @10:09PM (#872853)

    That AC tried to link Trump to Epstein, you all live in a different reality.

    1) Trump banned Epstein from his clubs for hitting on underage women
    2) Trump is the one who brought Epstein back into the public discussions in 2016
    3) the prosecutor in the last Epstein case said Trump was the only one who cooperated

    I'm not saying this to convince you, just to leave a record of how delusional you are to think this Epstein case will turn out bad for Trump.