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Quixote1818

(30,943 posts) Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:35 PM Tuesday

Polymarket jumped up to almost a 70% chance of recession today. What happened?

https://polymarket.com/event/us-recession-in-2025

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Polymarket jumped up to almost a 70% chance of recession today. What happened? (Original Post) Quixote1818 Tuesday OP

Job openings number fell to lowest in 4 years signaling slowdown wishstar Tuesday #1

Keep in mind there is ALWAYS a recession PoindexterOglethorpe Tuesday #2

wishstar

(5,696 posts)

1. Job openings number fell to lowest in 4 years signaling slowdown

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:52 PM

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/job-openings-fall-more-than-expected-in-march-hover-near-4-year-low-150538649.html

Markets like slowdown because they think Fed will lower interest rates sooner.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(27,803 posts)

2. Keep in mind there is ALWAYS a recession

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:56 PM

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with a Republican president. Always.

It's just that this time around it will probably happen sooner, last longer, and be much worse than most.

Just don't anybody act remotely surprised.

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