A recession is defined as 2 consecutive quarters where the GDP is negative. We will use the initial estimate provided, not any revised estimates.
@turtlepurple you may wish to clarify - do both negative quarters have to be before 2026? Or would it suffice for Q4 2025 and Q1 2026 to be negative?
Is the resolution criteria somehow different than this one? https://manifold.markets/EternalSunrise/will-the-us-enter-a-recession-by-th
Reasons why no:
higher interest rate environment means we can ease monetary policy to reduce recession risk
GDP growth and economic mainstreet conditions de-coupled a while ago, and we’re very likely already in a strained economic environment for a lot of Americans.
Japan’s current turmoil is largely because of unwinding of yen carry trades triggered from a more hawkish Japanese monetary policy
US is just Mr. Market at work—the fed still makes policy based on the Philips curve that hasn’t held for a generation, with that, the same report 6 months ago would’ve been met by a rally since it’s a clear signal to cut rates—it’s also a single data point.
Any true breakthrough in LLM tech could single handedly buoy the US economy, even barring that just a few companies performing well can weigh the whole US gdp response, US is heavily concentrated
Any wartime escalation that touches the US will result in downstream economic gains