News & Events
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Aug 29 2011

Jury Still Out on Recession Call
There is more weakness ahead, but the jury is still out as to whether the cyclical (not transitory) slowdown will turn into a new recession. More
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Aug 26 2011

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Aug 24 2011

Rumble From Richmond
There was a rumble from Richmond, which extended north to New York. More
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Aug 19 2011

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Aug 12 2011

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Aug 05 2011

EZ FIG at 7-month low
Inflationary pressures in the euro zone fell to a seven-month low in June. More
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Aug 05 2011

WLI Ticks Up
A measure of future U.S. economic growth increased in the week ended July 29. More
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Aug 01 2011

Business Cycle Getting Stuck
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan discusses how the problems withe the job market predated the Great Recession, and how the jobs market reveals both the brief revival and the current cyclical slowdown. More
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Aug 01 2011

New Brazilian Long Leading Index
Brazil, the largest economy in South America, is the twentieth country to be incorporated into ECRI's global cyclical monitoring framework. More
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Jul 29 2011

Are we at a tipping point?
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan talks with The Wall Street Journal about how our slowdown call from earlier this year is impacted by recent events. Budget projections are also discussed. More
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Jul 29 2011

Slowdown Undeniable
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan spoke with Reuters about the undeniable slowdown and associated risks. More
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Jul 29 2011

Budget Projections Ignore Recessions
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan spoke with Reuters about how unrealistic it is that the debt and budget debate in Washington doesn't include recession scenarios. More
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Jul 29 2011

Shocks During Slowdowns Are Risky
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan talks with CNN International about how the combination of a cyclical downturn in growth and shocks are quite risky. More
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Jul 29 2011

Business Hesitation Part of Slowdown
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan talks with the BBC about how the slowdown was foreseeable. More
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Jul 29 2011

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Jul 28 2011

Slowdowns Are Risky
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan talks with BBC TV about how shocks during slowdowns are more risky than you might think. More
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Jul 28 2011

Impact of Debt Default
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan explains why the economy's vulnerability to shocks goes up and down with the business cycle, and how today, given the cyclical slowdown, shocks carry more risk. Corporate prof More
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Jul 26 2011

Cyclical Outlook Amid Debt Debate
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan talks with Bloomberg TV about the outlook for the U.S. economy amid the continued lawmaker negotiations on raising the U.S. debt ceiling and reducing the deficit. Corporate ea More
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Jul 25 2011

Slowdown to Continue
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan spoke with Reuters about the slowdown, jobs, and the debt and budget debate in Washington. More
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Jul 22 2011

Testimonial
No one speaks with more authority about the economy's turning points.
ECRI is perhaps the only organisation to give advance warning of each of the past three recessions; just as impressive, it has never issued a false alarm.
Over the last 15 years, [ECRI] has gotten all of its recession calls right, while issuing no false alarms.
I have to pay attention to those people and indicators that have pointed in the right direction – even when they've gone against the crowd (and my opinion at the time). One such outfit is the Economic Cycle Research Institute, whose various leading indicators actually have done just that – lead where things were headed.
In the opinion littered world of economic forecasting, ECRI is Mr. Spock – deeply analytical, dispassionate, and accurate.
As an investment strategist, I need to navigate the many twists and turns in the emerging economic landscape with as much foresight as possible to know when to take or avoid risk. In this quest, ECRI’s array of leading indices, specifically designed to predict and navigate economic turning points, have been an indispensible tool.
