ECRI Forecasting Global Economic Slowdown for 2018 Preview. 2018-02-07

Published: Feb. 7, 2018, 8 a.m.

b'FS Insider interviews Lakshman Achuthan, co-founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI), to get an update on their outlook for the US and global economy based on their long-leading indicators, which, he says, are now turning down. Lakshman discusses why the Trump tax cut is unlikely to prevent a slowdown and also provides his thoughts on recent market turmoil related to inflationary pressures, Fed policy, and more.'