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First Trust Monday Morning Outlook "Slower Growth in Q4, But No Recession" Brian S. Wesbury - Chief Economist Robert Stein, CFA - Dep. Chief Economist January 22, 2023 The economy slowed substantially in the last quarter of 2023 from the rapid pace of the third quarter, but, as we explain below, still expanded at a moderate rate. Some will take this week's Real GDP report to confirm their prior view the recession is simply not in the cards for the US economy, but we still think a recession is more likely than not. Why do we still think a recession is coming? Because monetary policy is tight whether you like to use the yield curve, the "real" (inflation-adjusted) federal funds rate, or the M2 measure of money to assess the stance of policy from the Federal Reserve. Why hasn't a recession happened yet? Because monetary policy works with long and variable lags and a surge in the budget deficit in 2023 temporarily postponed the economic day of reckoning. We are right now living through a reckless Keynesian experiment with massive deficit spending relative to low unemployment, with the government having devised programs to temporarily boost GDP in the short run. But this government spending isn't lifting long-term growth; it's stealing from future growth. To read the whole article click on the link below!

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