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9. No. Just analysts claiming that the coronavirus will drive down the GDP between now and end of March

Reply to Brainfodder (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 03:29 PM

Feb 2020

They also predict a rebound in the second quarter.

Seems pretty speculative at this point. The Atlanta Fed, as of Friday, was still projecting a 2.7 GDP, which probably is overly optimistic. But 1.2 is probably overly pessimistic.

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'First Quarter GDP May Be as low as !.2, but stocks don't seem to care' [View all] empedocles Feb 2020 OP

Are stock prices being fueled by the corp tax cuts ? rickford66 Feb 2020 #1

fewer companies are publicly traded DBoon Feb 2020 #10

Foreign investment is huge. In the trillions. empedocles Feb 2020 #17

The Trump slump sandensea Feb 2020 #2

Yep. Special cuts to promote buybacks of stocks, for which execs empedocles Feb 2020 #3

According to whom? Link to a source? onenote Feb 2020 #4

Survey of 11 forecasters Tactical Peek Feb 2020 #11

Long over due correction(s)? Brainfodder Feb 2020 #5

We're due for a massive correction, regardless of whom occupies the White House on Jan 21st. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #6

YUP! But if wishing, how about 7/4/2020 for the Super Crash! Brainfodder Feb 2020 #7

Some of the 'doctrinaire' elliottwavers were predicting from last year, a 7/2020 empedocles Feb 2020 #16

No. Just analysts claiming that the coronavirus will drive down the GDP between now and end of March onenote Feb 2020 #9

IMPOTUS can't keep the Obama economy going, massive failure /nt bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #8

Here's the link that the OP didn't provide. Prediction based on coronavirus impact onenote Feb 2020 #12

Stocks don't seem to care because of that reckless tax cut Warpy Feb 2020 #13

Stocks love low interest rates and big tax cuts IronLionZion Feb 2020 #14

Isn't that always the GOP plan Kaiserguy Feb 2020 #15

No link provided - locking OKNancy Feb 2020 #18