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US: Are We in Recession? The Sahm Rule Now & 2007
Here’s 2007-08: chart Figure 1: Sahm rule real time (tan), current vintage (blue), in %. NBER recession dates (post-peak to trough) shaded gray. Source: FRED, NBER. And here’s now (on same vertical scale, for context): chart Figure 2: Sahm rule real time (tan), current vintage (blue), in %. Source: FRED. As long time adherent to term spread predictor of recessions, I must say doesn’t look like the recession has yet arrived. This in line with monthly and weekly business cycle indicators shown in this post, and this post. Addendum: I will note as an aside that, using the Sahm rule, the 2022H1 does not appear ... (full story)