They don’t call us dismal scientists for nothing. Nearly 75 per cent of economists surveyed in July by the National Association for Business Economics see a US recession by the end of 2021. But ask for data supporting that forecast and you get no real consensus. There are plenty of theories about trade wars. US growth has slowed. But the usual bubbles and imbalances that trigger recession aren’t yet evident.
人們把我們這些經濟學家稱為“憂郁的科學家”真的是有點依據的。在今年7月接受全美商業經濟協會(National Association for Business Economics)調查的經濟學家當中,近75%認為2021年底美國經濟將處于衰退狀態。但在要求提供支持這一預測的數據時,就沒有真正的共識了。有很多與貿易戰的有關理論。美國經濟增長已經放緩。但通常會引發經濟衰退的泡沫和失衡現象尚不明顯。
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