recession

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When viewed as a percentage of disposable personal income, this is a fairly good recession indicator, Mike Reid, head of U.S. economics at RBC Capital Markets tells Barron’s.

From Barron's

The only exception would be if the economy gets hit with a second shock, such as an oil price spike that weakens growth and sparks a recession — but everything has to go wrong first.

From MarketWatch

“Our read is that, to have a real credit crisis, you probably need a recession,” said Chang, adding that defaults tend to be higher in a recessionary environment.

From MarketWatch

Hiring remains uneven, but layoffs are low and jobless claims are far from flashing recession signals.

From Barron's

Often this sector contracts only at the onset of a recession, but declines are sharp.

From MarketWatch