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No one indicator is used to determine a recession. Rather, it’s a group of people, called the Business Cycle Dating Committee. WSJ explains how this group decides when the U.S. has entered a recession, and why knowing that date is so important. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds WSJ Glossary Markets and economics are complex. It's easy to be overwhelmed by a sea of wonky indicators and lose track of why they matter. This series breaks down the basic terms and ideas that move the markets. #Recession #Economy #WSJ... ( read more ) BREAKING: Recession News LEARN MORE ABOUT: Bank Failures REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing In the realm of economics, a recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. But who decides when a recession officially begins? That responsibility falls to the National Bureau of Economic Research's Business Cycle Dating Committee, a little-known gro

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