Doom Almanac April 14 in doom history

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April 14: a fine day for making predictions

Nothing was due today, but on this date in 2023, somebody went on the record.

On this day in doom history

1 item · 1 prediction
  1. 20233rd anniversary
    Said on this day

    The Conference Board Forecasts a 'Recession Starting in Mid-2023'; the NBER Records No Recession

    The business research group behind the Leading Economic Index forecast for months that a US recession was coming. In April 2023 it put the start at mid-year and cut its Q2 forecast to -1.8%.

    A U.S. Recession Starting in Mid-2023 · The Conference Board (US economics team; Economy Watch report by senior economist Erik Lundh)

    Deadline set: Mid-2023 · status: Busted

    Somewhere, a calendar braced itself.

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