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Last Thursday, the stock market endured its worst day of 2022. It came one day after the Federal Reserve hiked rates for just the second time since 2018, with inflation at its highest level in 40 years.

News Coverage from the Right: Biden economic advisor won't say if US headed towards recession: 'You can never rule anything out' (Fox News)

News Coverage from the Left: Is a recession coming in 2022? Deutsche Bank sees a major one in 2023 (USA Today)

From the Flag: As the central bank and White House take steps aimed at combating inflation, some economists say a recession is likely to result. Here’s more from both sides.

• It doesn’t appear likely that a recession can be avoided, because looking at the past 70 years, high inflation and low unemployment have historically led to economic downturns.
• The economy does have one positive indicator which is job growth, and it may be possible for the Fed to hike rates without triggering layoffs because workers are in such high demand.
• Instead of starting to panic, people should prepare for a potential recession by building up cash reserves, locking in a new job, or selling property.

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“The Fed can’t prevent a recession, Larry Summers and his co-author say” Alex Domash and Lawrence H. Summers, Market Watch Op-ed: “The Federal Reserve will likely soon learn what gymnasts already know: sticking a landing is hard. … By raising interest rates, the central bank is hoping to achieve a proverbial ‘soft landing’ for the U.S. economy, in which it’s able to tame rapid inflation without causing unemployment to rise or triggering a recession. … Our recent research, however, suggests that engineering a soft landing is highly improbable and that there is a significant likelihood of a recession in the not-too- distant future. That’s because high inflation and low unemployment are both strong predictors of future recessions. In fact, since the 1950s, every time inflation has exceeded 4% and unemployment has been below 5%, the US economy has gone into a recession within two years.”

“The US job market has recovered faster than (almost) anyone predicted” Catherine Rampell, Washington Post Opinion: “Amid some other unfortunate economic developments — accelerating inflation, a stock-market plunge, declining productivity — there’s one bright spot… Over the past year, job growth has averaged more than half a million new positions on net each month. … today’s job market recovery is happening much faster than many expected early on in the pandemic or was predicted even as recently as the start of Joe Biden’s presidency. … The Federal Reserve has recently begun raising interest rates in an effort to reduce inflation. … Fed officials have argued that even if higher interest rates end up reducing demand for workers, that won’t necessarily cause people to lose their jobs. Why? As of March, there were about twice as many jobs open as there were unemployed workers available to fill them. Maybe employers can take down some of their job ads without laying more people off.”

One more opinion piece from the Left: A recession may be around the corner. Don't panic Allison Morrow, CNN Business

• A recession is likely, and global elites conspired with government officials to make it happen, as part of the “Great Reset” using COVID-19 as cover.
• The Fed is hoping to slow inflation by hiking rates, but history has shown this will inevitably lead to economic hardship, especially because politics is keeping the White House from doing all it can.
• As rates rise it costs the US government more to pay for the national debt, meaning the only way to truly fix our economic mess is by cutting spending.

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“The Impending Economic Crash” Brian Parsons, American Thinker: “In the last 2-3 years, governments made crucial economic mistakes that we are feeling the impact of now. First, they closed down the global supply chain.  Then they tried to make up for a lack of production by flushing economies with the money without the associated production. … If you were attuned to the corporate press, you might be led to believe that the growing hardships we are experiencing were unforeseen. … Some might say that the Biden administration selling the American economy down the river is a matter of incompetence. I tend to lean toward malice. … It would be prudent that we take a page from hurricane alley and batten down the household hatches, so to speak. … Should the crash not come, we can all benefit from taking small steps to improve the economies underneath our own roofs.”

“A Stock Market Reality Check” Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal: “Investors are trying to judge how high the Fed will have to raise rates to break the highest inflation in 40 years. … Markets are trying to make sense of a policy environment that no one has seen in four decades. The market decline does not mean the Fed is wrong to tighten. In our view it has no choice if it wants to avoid a return to the long-term inflation woes of the 1970s. But the economic risks are significant… The surprise will be if there are no nasty financial surprises—meaning credit failures—this year and next. The best economic policy response would be for the White House to spur the supply side of the economy by dropping plans to raise taxes and punish business with new regulation and other harassment. It could also end the political war on fossil fuels. But the Biden Administration seems unwilling to do any of this.”

One more opinion piece from the Right: Recession in the ’70s brought us Hamburger Helper. What can we expect now? Jay Evensen, Deseret News Opinion

An online poll conducted in late March surveyed just under 4,000 adults, with 81% of respondents saying they consider it likely the US economy will experience a recession this year.

Republicans (91%) were more likely to predict a recession in comparison to Democrats (73%). The same trend held true for people facing economic hardship, as 88% said they feared a recession (CNBC/Momentive).

A separate study found less than half of Americans have either a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence that government officials will do what’s best for the economy. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell received a vote of confidence from just 43% of respondents, while President Joe Biden checked in at 40% (Gallup).

Flag Poll: Will the US economy experience a recession in 2022? Join our discussion here.

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