recession
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The report raised hopes that the U.S. economy may yet pull out a rare soft landing — that is, cutting inflation to the Fed’s 2% annual target while avoiding a recession in doing so.
From MarketWatch
The report raised hopes that the U.S. economy may yet pull out a rare soft landing — that is, cutting inflation to the Fed’s 2% annual target while avoiding a recession in doing so.
From MarketWatch
It is a snapshot, not a verdict—but it is the closest the economy has come to achieving a soft landing, a moderation in inflation without recession.
A soft landing is the term used by economists for getting inflation down to the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual target without putting the economy in a recession.
From MarketWatch
“It isn’t purely defensive because recession risk is not materially higher; the macro risk is financial conditions tightening and growth slowing, not recession.”
From Barron's
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