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Two years ago, 67% of the economists surveyed by the \u003Cem>Wall Street Journal\u003C\u002Fem> (WSJ) for the \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Fgraphics\u002Feconsurvey\u002F\">Economic Forecasting Survey\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem> predicted we would have a recession no later than the end of this year (2020). The same study done just three months ago showed more than one third of the economists still saw an economic slowdown right around the corner.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F28111902\u002F20200130-KCM-Share.jpg","We’re currently in the longest economic recovery in U.S. history. That has caused some to ask experts to project when the next economic slowdown (recession) could occur. Two years ago, 67% of the economists surveyed by the \u003Cem>Wall Street Journal\u003C\u002Fem> (WSJ) for the \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Fgraphics\u002Feconsurvey\u002F\">Economic Forecasting Survey\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem> predicted we would have a recession no later than the end of this year (2020). The same study done just three months ago showed more than one third of the economists still saw an economic slowdown right around the corner.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe news caused concern among consumers. This is evidenced by a recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F05\u002Feverybody-calm-down-this-is-not-2008\u002F\">survey\u003C\u002Fa> done by \u003Cem>realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem> that shows 53% of home purchasers (first-time and repeat buyers) currently in the market believe a recession will occur by the end of this year.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Wait! It seems the experts are changing their minds….\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nNow, in an \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fu-s-expansion-expected-to-continue-through-2020-wsj-survey-11576681200\">article\u003C\u002Fa> earlier this month, the \u003Cem>Wall Street Journal\u003C\u002Fem> (WSJ) revealed only 14.3% of those economists now believe we’re in danger of a recession occurring this year (see graph below):\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F20200130-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41663\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F20200130-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\" alt=\"Strength of the Economy Is Surprising the Experts | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>The WSJ article strongly stated,\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The U.S. expansion, now in its 11th year, will continue through the 2020 presidential election with a healthy labor market backing it up, economists say.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nThis optimism regarding the economy was repeated by others as well.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F31\u002Fgoldman-sachs-is-saying-the-economy-is-nearly-recession-proof.html\">CNBC, quoting \u003Cem>Goldman Sachs\u003C\u002Fem> economists\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Just months after almost everyone on Wall Street worried that a recession was just around the corner, Goldman Sachs said a downturn is unlikely over the next several years. In fact, the firm’s economists stopped just short of saying that the U.S. economy is recession-proof.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.barrons.com\u002Farticles\u002Fwhy-markets-will-gain-despite-looming-risks-barrons-roundtable-panelists-say-51578707631\">\u003Cem>Barron’s\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“When Barron’s gathers some of Wall Street’s best minds—as we do every January for our annual Roundtable—we expect some consensus, some disagreement…But the 10 veteran investors and economists who convened in New York on Jan. 6 at the Barron’s offices agree that there’s almost no chance of a recession this year.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.washingtonpost.com\u002Fbusiness\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F15\u002Fus-economy-shakes-free-recession-fears-striking-turnaround-since-august\u002F\">\u003Cem>Washington Post\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The U.S. economy is heading into 2020 at a pace of steady, sustained growth after a series of interest rate cuts and the apparent resolution of two trade-related threats mostly eliminated the risk of a recession.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freep.com\u002Fstory\u002Fmoney\u002Fpersonal-finance\u002Fsusan-tompor\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F26\u002F2020-outlook-we-really-avoid-recession\u002F2673900001\u002F\">Robert A. Dye, \u003Cem>Chief Economist\u003C\u002Fem> at \u003Cem>Comerica Bank\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>\"I expect that the U.S. economy will avoid a recession in 2020.\"\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nThere probably won’t be a recession this year. That’s good news for you, whether you’re looking to buy or sell a home.","\r\nThere probably won’t be a recession this year. 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