Friday, February 5, 2016

Risk Of US Recession Low But Rising


By John Authers, Feb 04, 2016 FT

The dollar is falling sharply, while the market bets ever more confidently that there will be no rate increases from the Federal Reserve in 2016. This is driven by a rising belief that the US could be slipping into a recession this year — a possibility that only a few weeks ago was regarded as negligible.
 

In response, brokerages and investment banks have started to pump out research, trying to assess the risk of a recession. Almost universally, they conclude that the risks remain low — but that they are rising.

The greatest concerns surround industrial production and manufacturing. Industrial production fell in 10 months out of 12 last year — a figure that has always, since 1919, been associated with a recession.

Additional worry comes from the ISM survey of purchasing managers in manufacturing, which over the long term has shown a strong correlation with growth in the economy. This has signalled a contraction for several months.


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