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Odds still favour a mild recession

Q3 US Economic Outlook 

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The latest edition of this quarterly report captures the US economy at a key moment in its economic and policy cycle, providing analysis for this year and beyond and assessing the key issues that will shape macro and market outcomes, including:

  • Why we still think a mild recession is on the cards;   
  • The factors that will see core inflation cool at a faster pace; 
  • Why, when the Fed does move to cut rates, it will do so at a faster pace than markets expect.

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Signs that the real economy is still headed for recession and more progress on bringing core inflation back toward the 2% target should eventually persuade the Fed to begin cutting rates again in the first half of next year.
Paul Ashworth New
Paul Ashworth
Chief North America Economist

Report authors

  • Paul Ashworth New

    Paul Ashworth

    Chief North America Economist

    Paul Ashworth is our Chief North America Economist, with overall responsibility for our coverage of the US and Canada.

  • Andrew Hunter

    Andrew Hunter

    Senior US Economist

    Andrew Hunter is a Senior US Economist who joined the Capital Economics graduate training scheme in 2014.

Washington DC

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Our US Economics coverage provides detailed analysis and independent forecasts for the US economy and financial markets, offering both rapid responses to new data and developments, and more in-depth coverage of key themes, current trends, and future developments.

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