Shilling: A U.S. Recession May Have Started This Quarter
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1. Excessive Debt in China and among U.S. businesses, where BBB-rated corporate debt now comprises more than half of total issues outstanding
2. Trade War Escalation
3. U.S. Consumer Retrenchment and Deflation
4. Corporate Profits
‘Don’t be fooled by the recent rebound in stocks; the investment scene is beginning to resemble the 1929 market crash and the early 1930s Great Depression.’
Gary Shilling expects a 30% crash in stocks, a recession, and a commercial real estate collapse.
The veteran forecaster has been issuing dire predictions about markets and the economy for years.
He saw a recession coming by the end of the year as the US job market continues to weaken.
That could be the final blow to the stock market rally fuelled by investor overconfidence, causing stocks to drop by as much as 30%, Shilling said.
Shilling pointed to the recent run-up in risky assets, such as stocks and cryptocurrency.
The labour market is weakening, with the unemployment rate sticking close to a two-year high in March.
Meanwhile, quit rates slumped to around 2% in March, a sign that workers are waking up to difficult hiring conditions and are less willing to leave their jobs than they were in the past, he said.
Companies have held onto more workers than they needed due to the shortage of labour that slammed employers during the pandemic.
Layoffs will escalate later this year, with unemployment peaking at 5%-7% as the economy continues to weaken.
The 2-10 Treasury yield curve, the bond market's most famous recession gauge, has been signalling a downturn since July 2022.
The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index, another gauge of economic strength, ticked lower in April.
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