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It’s a Recession, Stupid

It’s hard not to be bearish when the “experts” are blowing smoke up your hind quarters.

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Josh Centers
Aug 01, 2022
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“It’s the economy, stupid.” — Democratic strategist James Carville.

We’re in a recession. The US just had its second consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth. In any normal time, economists would tell you that it’s a simple rule of thumb for determining if we’re in a recession.

Not that you need such a vague number to tell you that. Just look at all the companies laying off employees. Or Google implementing a “hiring freeze,” which is as close as Google gets to a layoff. Even Apple, which prints money in the worst of times, is “being more deliberate” in hiring.

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