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Economist Suggest A New Simple Recession Indicator

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Claudia Sahm, an economist at the Federal Reserve, has suggested a simple rule using unemployment data that helps policy makers spot and respond to signs of economic decline. Here’s her formula: If the average unemployment rate over three months rises half a percentage point or more above its low the previous year, the economy is…

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