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Sahm Rule not activated. Rules were meant to be broken says Claudia

Posted on 8/7/24 at 2:51 pm
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 8/7/24 at 2:51 pm
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The US is not in a recession, despite the indicator bearing my name saying that it is. The Sahm rule, which was triggered with Friday’s weaker-than-expected jobs report, joins a long list of economic tools skewed by the unusual disruptions of the past four and a half years.

That said — and I say this with a mixture of humility and concern — the Sahm rule is still relevant. The risk of a recession is elevated, strengthening the case for the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.


Posted by Hateradedrink
Member since May 2023
3965 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 3:19 pm to
lol

why dunk on yourself like that?

“my rule sucks and should be ignored”
Posted by Bard
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Member since Oct 2008
57851 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 3:19 pm to
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The risk of a recession is elevated


And will continue to be until November 6th. At that time it will either be considered a recession (ie: if Trump wins) or it will never "technically" be a recession (if Harris wins).
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
93130 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 4:01 pm to
Trying hard to keep recession off the table
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Member since Oct 2012
40212 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 4:06 pm to
If you pull up the chart that has been floating around you can see several instances (at least as depicted in the chart) where a recession did NOT follow the Sahm Rule and a few where the Sahm Rule didn't trigger until we were well into a recession.


I saw everyone talking about the Sahm Rule at the beginning of the week and couldn't understand why it was such a "good" indicator of imminent recession.
Posted by kaaj24
Dallas
Member since Jan 2010
877 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 4:11 pm to
Sahm politics is left leaning. She is a guest on Bloomberg often. Doesn’t hide it.

MSM is consistent.
Posted by Jag_Warrior
Virginia
Member since May 2015
4292 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 5:12 pm to
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I saw everyone talking about the Sahm Rule at the beginning of the week and couldn't understand why it was such a "good" indicator of imminent recession.


That’s a good and legitimate question. Although I’d heard of it, I’d never studied it, because it was introduced decades after I got my degree in Econ. To your question, having only been introduced in 2019, I don’t know how “good” of an indicator it really is. I assume that she backtested the theory, but I don’t know.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
91302 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 6:16 pm to
Who honestly thinks we’re in a recession right now?
Posted by Semper Gumby
Member since Dec 2021
617 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 6:51 pm to
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why dunk on yourself like that? “my rule sucks and should be ignored”


Because she’s likely a leftist academic who will do anything to continue sucking on the government tit for funding. They’d all take it in the arse if it meant they could keep democrats in power and the gravy train running.
This post was edited on 8/7/24 at 7:02 pm
Posted by LoneStar23
USA
Member since Aug 2019
5782 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 6:54 pm to
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Who honestly thinks we’re in a recession right now?


Me
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
93130 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 7:03 pm to
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Who honestly thinks we’re in a recession right now?


We have been in one for a while now
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
91302 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 7:18 pm to
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We have been in one for a while now


By what metrics? I’m genuinely interested.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
91302 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 7:18 pm to
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Me


Why?
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
93130 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 8:04 pm to
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By what metrics? I’m genuinely interested.


Are you trying to claim this admin didnt change the meaning of a recession

So the tarditonal ones that were changed by them



Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
61268 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 8:11 pm to
It sure as hell hasn’t seemed like a recession in any way I can figure.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
91302 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 9:14 pm to
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Are you trying to claim this admin didnt change the meaning of a recession So the tarditonal ones that were changed by them


Is this an answer? Give me a couple metrics that fit even the pre-Biden era definition of a recession and prove we’re currently in a recession and have been for a while.
This post was edited on 8/7/24 at 10:10 pm
Posted by KCRoyalBlue
Member since Nov 2020
1877 posts
Posted on 8/7/24 at 10:13 pm to
A recession is like pornography. I can't define it, but know it when I see it.
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
53596 posts
Posted on 8/8/24 at 7:34 am to
It's all about moving the goal posts and changing definitions
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
57851 posts
Posted on 8/8/24 at 8:19 am to
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By what metrics? I’m genuinely interested.


I go by the traditional short-hand of 2 consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. By that measure, we have not been in a recession (and I have not argued otherwise).

If we were to parse out how much GDP increase since 2022 has been due to consumer debt creation being only serviced (not paid down), we would likely have been in a recession for over a year now. I know that's moving the goal posts a bit and not many really look at it in that light, but for me it says we should be considering ourselves as being in a recession.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Member since Oct 2012
40212 posts
Posted on 8/8/24 at 9:18 am to
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I assume that she backtested the theory, but I don’t know.


Yea I'm just going off the chart that was floated around this board and elsewhere on the internet. Maybe it is a resolution error or something like that, but the charts I've seen clearly show several instances where the Sahm Rule triggered but no recession followed.
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