Economy 'On the Brink' of Recession by End of Year, Moody's Economist Warns - Reality Check for Trump Supporters!

 https://www.newsweek.com/economy-brink-recession-mark-zandi-2122414

President Donald Trump has rarely passed up the opportunity to tell Americans that the U.S. economy, with his hand at the wheel, is roaring.

His administration has held up GDP growth rates, high levels of foreign investment and relatively benign inflation readings as evidence that tariffs have been a resounding success, and that it is only skeptical policymakers within the federal government holding back an otherwise unrivaled boom.

But to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, the warning signs—or "red indicators"—are showing up in every corner, from housing to employment to consumer prices. In an interview with Newsweek, Zandi said that his monthslong fears of a major economic downturn may soon come to a head, and that the U.S. economy could slip into a recession by the end of 2025.

"I don't think the economy is in a recession, at least not at this point," he said, "but it feels like it's on the brink, it's on the precipice of this recession."