expectations of faster Federal Reserve policy tightening

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The Conference Board forecasts that economic weakness will intensify and spread more broadly throughout the US economy over the coming months with a recession to begin before the end of 2022

While easing supply-side constraints and a more hawkish monetary policy should help cool inflation over the coming quarters, rising interest rates will tip the US economy into a broad-based recession.

Weakening economic growth seen over the course of 2022, coupled with persistently high inflation readings, are consistent with a stagflationary environment.

a recession is increasingly likely before yearend

The ten components of The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for the U.S. include: Average weekly hours in manufacturing; Average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance; Manufacturers’ new orders for consumer goods and materials; ISM® Index of New Orders; Manufacturers’ new orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft orders; Building permits for new private housing units; S&P 500® Index of Stock Prices; Leading Credit Index™; Interest rate spread (10-year Treasury bonds less federal funds rate); Average consumer expectations for business conditions.

The US LEI fell for an eighth consecutive month, suggesting the economy is possibly in a recession

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