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The FRED® Blog — How fast can the U.S. economy recover? V-shape vs. “swoosh”

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How fast can the economy recover from a recession? A faster recovery would look like a V-shaped bounce. A slower recovery would look like a “swoosh.” The path depends on the economic sectors and time series data you look at. Here are some FRED Blog examples that study past episodes.... As with all historical comparison's relative to the present, YMMV. Conditions seldom match. In the hope that, even in these extraordinary times, history can teach us a lesson, we look at the FRED graph above. It shows recoveries since GDP data have been available: The FRED® BlogHow fast can the U.S. economy recover? V-shape vs. “swoosh”

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How fast can the economy recover from a recession? A faster recovery would look like a V-shaped bounce. A slower recovery would look like a “swoosh.” The path depends on the economic sectors and time series data you look at. Here are some FRED Blog examples that study past episodes....
As with all historical comparison's relative to the present, YMMV. Conditions seldom match.
In the hope that, even in these extraordinary times, history can teach us a lesson, we look at the FRED graph above. It shows recoveries since GDP data have been available:
The FRED® Blog
How fast can the U.S. economy recover? V-shape vs. “swoosh”
Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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