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US economy shrank 0.9% last quarter, its 2nd straight drop
The Associated Press ^ | July 28, 2022 | By PAUL WISEMAN (D-AP)

Posted on 07/28/2022 6:56:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession.

The decline that the Commerce Department reported Thursday in the gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of the economy — followed a 1.6% annual drop from January through March. Consecutive quarters of falling GDP constitute one informal, though not definitive, indicator of a recession.

Even with the economy recording a second straight quarter of negative GDP, many economists do not regard it as constituting a recession.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 4; bideneconomy; bidenrecession; democrats; gdp; journalism; media; press; recession
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Critical Economic Theory: 2+2=5
1 posted on 07/28/2022 6:56:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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2 posted on 07/28/2022 6:58:03 AM PDT by 4Liberty (Jan 6th: Trump’s OWN F.B.I. plotted against him!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Economists, however, rely on the determination of the National Bureau of Economic Research to say when a recession starts. The NBER has a more complex and subjective definition of recessions and typically does not declare a recession until several months after it has begun.

Republican administration: RECESSION

Democrat administration: It's complicated...

3 posted on 07/28/2022 6:58:52 AM PDT by ecomcon
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The markets are starting to react now....all down.


4 posted on 07/28/2022 7:00:29 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

However no recession with the new Biden definition of what a recession is. However if this was under President Trump there would be no end to the stories on how bad the economy is.


5 posted on 07/28/2022 7:00:36 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s a Recession, Jim...


6 posted on 07/28/2022 7:00:38 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: 4Liberty

One thing for sure, it’s STAGFLATION.


7 posted on 07/28/2022 7:01:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Consecutive quarters of falling GDP constitute one informal, though not definitive, indicator of a recession.”

Informal. Not definitive. Just an indication.

There are a lot of excuses packed into that little sentence.


8 posted on 07/28/2022 7:02:11 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: 1Old Pro

Jimmy carter is smiling right now....


9 posted on 07/28/2022 7:05:07 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump had the economy roaring. People back to work! Blacks working!

That made the left very mad. They absolutely would resort to anything to keep Trump from being reelected. So they found a solution! There was a ready-made deadly virus sitting in chinese labs. They found a way for it to spread and infect millions. The politicians closed millions of businesses and forced people to remain home. Millions of people were forced to stop working. The economy crashed. They blamed the crash on Trump!

Now that biden is in office they absolutely want the economy to improve. (Actually, they don’t - they just want us to think it is - so biden gets reelected).

Ergo, the economists are saying things like: “many economists do not regard it as constituting a recession.”


10 posted on 07/28/2022 7:07:36 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Damn it! We need Trump! America First!)
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Even with the economy recording a second straight quarter of negative GDP, many economists who are loyal to the Left and will even change the definition of "recession" if it helps Democrats do not regard it as constituting a recession.

Fixed it for you.

11 posted on 07/28/2022 7:14:29 AM PDT by HandBasketHell
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12 posted on 07/28/2022 7:24:20 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

We’ve been in a recession for 1-2 months; we’re headed for a depression.


13 posted on 07/28/2022 7:25:14 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is a transitory recession.


14 posted on 07/28/2022 7:26:25 AM PDT by Kharis13
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To: Magnum44
Jimmy carter is smiling right now....

Yep, the monkey is off his back for being the worst president, he has officially passed the torch, he hung on just for this moment.

15 posted on 07/28/2022 7:33:09 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Everybody gets to see how 1929 got started.


16 posted on 07/28/2022 7:33:09 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I have no interest in screeching about the economy, or worrying over the FED and the govt. I’m only interested in how to respond to conditions. Recessions are necessary, that’s why they happen. The last boom was great, the last recession worked out very well too.

I started adjusting last fall, still doing so, and will continue to do what I think will work out best.

Because my tagline has the important answer.


17 posted on 07/28/2022 7:35:56 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: fhayek

Not to worry..we will all buy 50k and up... EVs.
And chow down on roasted grass and pay insanely high prices for gas and food.. everything is good.
For the wealthy politicians and ASSoc.. anyhow.


18 posted on 07/28/2022 7:38:29 AM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: fhayek

Not to worry..we will all buy 50k and up... EVs.
And chow down on roasted grassHOPPERS and pay insanely high prices for gas and food.. everything is good.
For the wealthy politicians and ASSoc.. anyhow.

STUPID AUTOCORRECT!
kind of like our government.


19 posted on 07/28/2022 7:39:41 AM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

...Consecutive quarters of falling GDP constitute one informal, though not definitive, indicator of a recession.

The lapdog press dutifully follows the lead of whatever propaganda is pumped out by the Biden admin.


20 posted on 07/28/2022 7:42:25 AM PDT by Flick Lives
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