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According to many of Biden's economic advisers, it is. For example: "Of course economists have a technical definition of recession, which is two consecutive qu
by rufus_foreman 4y ago
According to many of Biden's economic advisers, it is.
For example:
"Of course economists have a technical definition of recession, which is two consecutive quarters of negative growth."
-- The head of Biden's National Economic Council, in a past life, apparently.
You can find many other examples in the past of his advisors defining a recession as two quarters of negative GDP. And you can find many examples in the past of the press defining a recession as two quarters of negative growth.
"two negative quarters in a row is a standard indicator for an economic recession."
-- Washington Post, fact checking Donald Trump
What has changed?
- refurb 4y agoWhat has changed? The party in power.