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Blue_true

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5. I am guessing 19 also. It could get really chronic in 2020.

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Wed Dec 5, 2018, 10:09 PM

Dec 2018

But the bleeding starts next year.

This is similar to 2006 when economists were predicting strong year ahead. Then the wheels slowly started to come off in 2007, then Lehman Brothers hit and the shit that had been piling up hit the fan.

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Top economist: "We have moved our forecast for the next recession up...to the first half of 2020" [View all] Yosemito Dec 2018 OP

THey Hope Me. Dec 2018 #1

I am guessing 19 also. It could get really chronic in 2020. Blue_true Dec 2018 #5

Funny You Should Mention Lehman Me. Dec 2018 #6

Financial institutions have spent the last 2 years going back Blue_true Dec 2018 #7

Interesting Me. Dec 2018 #8

Hummmm. peggysue2 Dec 2018 #2

Rubbish... Beware economists bearing predictions JCMach1 Dec 2018 #3

Talk about someone Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #4

The yield curve has started to inverse. tammywammy Dec 2018 #9