that the US economy peaked in February, marking the end of the record 128-month economic expansion that began in June 2009. It was also the beginning of a recession wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and the sweeping shutdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19.
While some analysts consider a recession two consecutive quarters of declining economic activity, the NBER considers a recession "a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, normally visible in production, employment, and other indicators."MORGAN STANLEY: The stock market is entering a new phase of a playbook that's thrived in past recessions. Here's how to tweak your portfolio to take advantage.
The committee — which can often take up to a year to determine a recession's start date — also takes into account the depth of the contraction, its duration, and whether activity declined broadly across the economy. The NBER acknowledged that the coronavirus pandemic had led to an economic downturn with dynamics and characteristics that differ from previous recessions.
"Nonetheless, it concluded that the unprecedented magnitude of the decline in employment and production, and its broad reach across the entire economy, warrants the designation of this episode as a recession, even if it turns out to be briefer than earlier contractions," the committee said in a statement.
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