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Romain Costaseca/Hans Lucas/AFP by way of Getty Photographs
These days we have observed that one thing we take into consideration on a regular basis right here at Planet Cash is having a viral second: recession indicators!
From the extra sensible (like gross sales for lipstick going up and males’s underwear taking place) to the absurd and nonsensical (like babysitter buns coming again into fashion?) — individuals are posting to social media each little signal they see {that a} recession is coming. And we LOVE it. As a result of between the commerce conflict and the tariffs and the inventory market, there was plenty of financial uncertainty over the previous few months and we need to speak about it, too.
Right this moment on the present — we dig into the marginally wonkier indicators that economists have a look at once they’re attempting to reply the query behind the viral web pattern: Is a recession coming?
This episode of Planet Cash was produced by James Sneed. It was edited by Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sarah McClure, and engineered by Cena Loffredo. Alex Goldmark is our government producer.
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