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COMPARING RECESSIONS

18 May 2009 by Cullen Roche 3 Comments

Great set of charts here from the Minneapolis Fed:

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Comments
  • Eric

    The MN Fed should review his own charts, within the last month or two he is on record saying the recession will end in June. I'm not a chartist but I can certainly make out the slope and direction ! Great stuff !

    05/18/2009 at 11:56 AM
  • E

    take all the numbers off, i would make a nice print for a contemporary living room

    05/18/2009 at 2:09 PM
  • E

    take all the numbers off, it would make a nice print for a contemporary living room

    05/18/2009 at 2:09 PM