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How will we know if we’re in a recession?
Dec 11, 2018

How will we know if we’re in a recession?

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Unemployment, inflation, GDP growth, bond yields ... we do a lot of numbers on this show. But what should you really be watching if you're nervous about another economic downturn? We asked James Poterba, president of the National Bureau of Economic Research. But first, we'll recap Google CEO Sundar Pichai's congressional testimony and look at the lobbyist job market as nearly 100 lawmakers leave their jobs.

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How will we know we're in a recession?

What the National Bureau of Economic Research looks for when analyzing the business cycle.
In this photo illustration, a man looks at a graph representing the 12-month decline of the FTSE 100 share index on Oct. 7, 2008, in London.
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Unemployment, inflation, GDP growth, bond yields … we do a lot of numbers on this show. But what should you really be watching if you’re nervous about another economic downturn? We asked James Poterba, president of the National Bureau of Economic Research. But first, we’ll recap Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s congressional testimony and look at the lobbyist job market as nearly 100 lawmakers leave their jobs.

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