The arbiters of US recessions | 02 August 2022

02 August 2022, USD/JPY

The arbiters of US recessions

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The National Bureau of Economic Research’s business-cycle dating committee rejects the notion that two negative quarters of gross domestic product is the definition of a recession. Instead, it looks at indicators ranging from consumption to jobs to industrial activity. “There is currently a conflict between the robust growth of payroll employment and the modest declines in some other monthly indicators,” said Robert Gordon, a Northwestern University professor and member of the committee. He doesn’t comment on his view of recession. Adjusted for inflation, personal consumption has continued to expand this year, rising in five of the past six months. Consumer spending accounts for around 70% of the US economy, so it remains a key driver for growth.

Investment idea: sell 131.35 and take profit 130.58.

David Johnson
Analyst of «FreshForex» company
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