Seeking answers in wrong questions
By Kyle Tetting
I’m frequently asked, especially recently, how we know we’re in a recession.
To be technical, we aren’t officially in a recession until the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) says we are in a recession. And, while GDP growth is a consideration, the NBER looks at the pace of broad economic activity over the span of months in making their determination.
I bring up the technical definition as it reminds me just how irrelevant the actual pronouncement may be for our expectations.
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By Kyle Tetting
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