• PatMustard@feddit.uk
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      10 months ago

      Recession has a specific definition. Unless you’ve had however many quarters of negative growth or bad GDP or however the fuck economists define it then you’re not in recession.

      • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        10 months ago

        They’ve changed the definition of recession like 5 times in the past 3 years. We’ve had numerous consecutive quarters with negative GDP growth.

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          10 months ago

          Based on my quick search I’m assuming by “they” you mean the NBER and by “we” you mean the USA? It seems the rest of us have agreed on the definition being 2 quarters.

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      10 months ago

      Planet earth’s been on the verge of a recession since 4bya. Various economists have been able to predict a recession every year since the term was invented. Stay safe

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      10 months ago

      “No need to worry, citizen! We have once again successfully avoided a recession by changing how a recession is defined!”

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      10 months ago

      What do you mean? Corporate profits are higher than they’ve ever been!

      /s in case that wasn’t obvious