b'
It\\u2019s official. The economy is shrinking
\\nThe Commerce department announced yesterday that the economy shrank 1.4% in Q1.
\\nThis is no surprise. If you\\u2019ve been listening to this show for a while, you know that I have been calling out the economic contraction for some time. Do I have any special powers? Do I have a crystal ball?
\\nThe answer clearly is no. All I\\u2019m doing is paying attention to metrics that are clearly visible in the economy that are highly correlated to economic activity and are leading indicators of GDP and inflation.
\\nYou too can be days or weeks ahead of the headlines before they are announced in the official statistics, and before they make the front page of the Wall Street Journal.
\\nThis is a simple exercise in connecting the dots.
\\n--------------------
\\nHost: Victor Menasce
\\nemail: podcast@victorjm.com
'