Gauging the Odds of a Double-Dip Recession Amid Signals and Slowdowns

Food for thought about the fragility of the economic recovery.

I just finished reading the December Economic Letter—Insights from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. It reviewed historical recessions against the current tepid economic expansion. The slow recovery is hovering around "stall speed" and that has raised concern that things could get worse again before getting better. Furthermore, that the likelihood of another recession may have risen.

As effective rent have begun to firm, a double dip or an extended crawl toward economic recovery would directly effect the health of the MF industry.

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