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A short summary of how this signal tended to show up before recessions and where it stands now.
When at least 2 of these 2 signals are on together, it has tended to show up before recessions, but it is off now.
Ahead of the Lehman recession, this signal turned on in 2007-11, 1 months before the recession started. There were no extra triggers in the prior 36 months. It was still on when the recession began. Components: Continuing claims z-score above 1.5 / Initial claims z-score above 0.5. It picked up 5 of the last 8 US recessions. After the composite turned on, recession followed within 12 months 56% of the time, with a median lead of 2 months.
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