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> As the recession deepens Deepens? We're not in a recession, and we haven't been for nearly a decade. It's true that, by historical standards, we're arguabl
by chimeracoder 8y ago
> As the recession deepens
Deepens? We're not in a recession, and we haven't been for nearly a decade.
It's true that, by historical standards, we're arguably overdue for a recession, but the word "recession" is precisely defined, and the US unambiguously does not meet the criteria for being in one.
- kortilla 8y ago>Deepens? We're not in a recession, and we haven't been for nearly a decade. There is a non-negligible portion of people who have bought into the political narrative that “stock market volatility = recession”. It’s political in the sense that “the economy can’t possibly be good with the current leadership”. Don’t waste your breath arguing with it because it’s politics, not facts or rationality.
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- rurp 8y agoMy limited understanding is that the start of a recession is only officially recognized in hindsight. That doesn't mean we are in one, but I don't think we can necessarily say that we're not.
- Animats 8y agoYes. The usual definition is "two down quarters for GDP". So there's a six month lag. The US hasn't had a down quarter yet this year. Q3 was pretty good. We'll know about Q4 in January.