Haver Resources
Mar 01

Research Webinar Feat. Sandy Batten: US Recession Watch

Our latest on-demand webinar ‘US Recession Watch’ provides a comprehensive list of leading recession indicators contained in Haver databases to monitor signs of any deterioration in the economy or its outlook.

Overview:

The US economy proved to be quite resilient in the second half of last year as real GDP grew 3.1% after having declined in the first half.

However, with the Fed continuing on the most aggressive path of monetarytightening in more than 40 years and manufacturing declining, recession concerns remain. Indeed, Blue Chip forecasters put the probability of a recession this yearat 55%.

While the US economy may have avoided a recession so far, a number ofhistorically reliable leading recession indicators are currently flashing yellow.

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Duration: 21 minutes 

About The Author

Haver Analytics is pleased to bring Sandy Batten's commentaries on the state of the U.S. economy to its clients.

Sandy Batten has more than 30 years of experience analyzing industrial economies and financial markets and a wide range of experience across the financial services sector, government, and academia.

Before joining Haver Analytics, Sandy was a Vice President and Senior Economist at Citibank; Senior Credit Market Analyst at CDC Investment Management, Managing Director at Bear Stearns, and Executive Director at JPMorgan.

In 2008, Sandy was named the most accurate US forecaster by the National Association for Business Economics. He is a member of the New York Forecasters Club, NABE, and the American Economic Association.

Prior to his time in the financial services sector, Sandy was a Research Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Senior Staff Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the US Treasury, and Economist at the International Monetary Fund. Sandy has taught economics at St. Louis University, Denison University, and Muskingun College. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in a wide range of academic publications. He has a B.A. in economics from the University of Richmond and a M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from The Ohio State University.