[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f28x0wzeqsp9ou":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":39,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":43,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":47},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":33},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},1689,"the-beginning-of-an-economic-recovery","The Beginning of an Economic Recovery","The news these days seems to have a mix of highs and lows. We may hear that an economic recovery is starting, but we’ve also seen some of the worst economic data in the history of our country. The challenge today is to understand exactly what’s going on and what it means relative to the road ahead. We’ve talked before about what experts expect in the second half of this \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F21\u002Fexperts-predict-economic-recovery-should-begin-in-the-second-half-of-the-year\u002F\">year\u003C\u002Fa>, and today that progress largely hinges upon the continued course of the virus.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F14101050\u002F20200817-KCM-Share.jpg","The news these days seems to have a mix of highs and lows. We may hear that an economic recovery is starting, but we’ve also seen some of the worst economic data in the history of our country. The challenge today is to understand exactly what’s going on and what it means relative to the road ahead. We’ve talked before about what experts expect in the second half of this \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F21\u002Fexperts-predict-economic-recovery-should-begin-in-the-second-half-of-the-year\u002F\">year\u003C\u002Fa>, and today that progress largely hinges upon the continued course of the virus.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nA recent \u003Cem>Wall Street Journal\u003C\u002Fem> survey of economists \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fwsj-survey-strong-u-s-recovery-depends-on-effective-covid-19-response-11594303200\">noted\u003C\u002Fa>, “\u003Cem>A strong economic recovery depends on effective and sustained containment of Covid-19.\u003C\u002Fem>” Given the uncertainty around the virus, we can also see what economists are forecasting for GDP in the third quarter of this year \u003Cem>(see graph below):\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F20200817-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42854\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F20200817-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Beginning of an Economic Recovery | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>Overwhelmingly, economists are projecting GDP growth in the third quarter of 2020, with 5 of the 9 experts indicating over 20% growth.\r\n\r\nLisa Shalett, \u003Cem>Chief Investment Officer\u003C\u002Fem> for \u003Cem>Morgan Stanley\u003C\u002Fem> puts it this \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.morganstanley.com\u002Fideas\u002Fspike-cases-affects-outlook\">way\u003C\u002Fa>:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Indeed, the ‘worst ever’ GDP reading could be followed by the ‘best ever’ growth in the third quarter.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nAs we look forward, we can expect consumer spending to improve as well. According to \u003Cem>Opportunity Insights\u003C\u002Fem>, as of August 1, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tracktherecovery.org\u002F\">consumer spending\u003C\u002Fa> was down just 7.8% as compared to January 1 of this year.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\r\n\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nAn economic recovery is beginning to happen throughout the country. While there are still questions that need to be answered about the road ahead, we can expect to see improvement this quarter.","\r\n\r\nAn economic recovery is beginning to happen throughout the country. 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