The Real Economy: Is the Economy Headed for Recession?

A confluence of factors is conspiring to lay the groundwork for conditions increasingly threatening an end to the current business cycle. In this issue of The Real Economy, we present a number of easy-to-use metrics and data visualizations for middle market businesses to formulate judgments related to economic outlook risks. These include an array of financial, consumer and labor market indicators that, in some cases, can warn of a possible economic downturn. In addition, we examine how the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation is spilling into the United States.