4 Key Indicators to Monitor for Signs of a Looming Recession
by Ephie Coumanakos, Managing Partner, Concord Financial Group
Nov 18, 2019
3 minutes
Uncertainty grips Wall Street and Main Street alike, rendering fears of a larger pullback in business spending and investments. There are many contributing factors for these reasons of worry, including the U.S.-China trade war, Brexit and the "Japanification" of Europe. Additionally, the American government, corporate and consumer debt levels have reached all-time-highs.
Although economies never grow in a straight line, and investors can take comfort in the knowledge that peaks and valleys are only natural, many economists see these as warning signs for a brewing recession.
Between signs of global economic slowdown, escalations in the U.S.-China trade war,
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