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US Recession Predictions from Six Months Ago
I use a regression of DSR growth rate on changes in AAA and 3 month Treasury yields, and 2 lags of DSR growth to forecast 2023Q3 DSR. I then obtain the following estimate of recession probability through 2024M09. chart Figure 1: Probability of recession from term spread and short rate (tan), and term spread and short rate, debt-service ratio, foreign term spread (blue). NBER defined peak-to-trough recession dates shaded gray. Source: NBER, and author’s calculations. These probability estimates are based on these series. chart Figure 2: Ten year – three month Treasury term spread (blue, left scale), and long ... (full story)