<figure><img src="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifHnpjfgKeww/v6/-1x-1.png"><figcaption><div><p>Source: Bloomberg, 13:46</p></div><div></div></figcaption></figure><p>Investors don&#x2019;t like recessions. But how can they tell if one&#x2019;s coming? There&#x2019;s an indicator for that. It&#x2019;s called the &#x201C;Sahm Rule,&#x201D; named for economist Claudia Sahm. Sahm is a former Federal Reserve economist best known for the rule bearing her name. In this episode, she speaks with Barry Ritholtz about using labor data to forecast recessions.</p>

Investors don't like recessions. But how can they tell if one's coming? There's an indicator for that. It's called the "Sahm Rule," named for economist Claudia Sahm. Sahm is a former Federal Reserve economist best known for the rule bearing her name. In this episode, she speaks with Barry Ritholtz about using labor data to forecast recessions.

At the Money: Forecasting Recessions

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At the Money: Forecasting Recessions

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Forecasting Recessions