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3. Sorry, "Economists polled by The WSJ," but 20th century "indicators" are obsolete

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2023, 01:30 PM

Jan 2023

It will be some time before traditional economic indicators adapt to the 21st century's economy. The WSJ editorial board is really cheerleading for there to be a recession for political reasons, of course. Nevertheless, any indicator or opinion that predicts "the probability of a recession" despite low unemployment is nonsense.

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I'm just telling you the facts as you asked the question. jimfields33 Jan 2023 #8

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Sorry, "Economists polled by The WSJ," but 20th century "indicators" are obsolete PSPS Jan 2023 #3

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