Top Things We Don't Want to Hear - #2.

ECRI indicating the risk of recession is very high, and the window of opportunity to avoid it is about to "slam shut". ECRI has a pretty good track record of calling these things.

Reuters: Gauge of economy falls, recession looms: ECRI.

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A weekly gauge of future U.S. economic growth fell hard and its annualized growth rate plunged to a six-year low, a research group said on Friday, indicating the risk of recession is very high.

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"WLI growth has dropped back to the six-year low seen in early January," Achuthan said.

"While the economy and employment did continue to grow through the end of 2007, the window of opportunity to avert a U.S. recession is about to slam shut."