Fortune: As the yield curve slips towards inversion, the recession warning light blinks red—again

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of the Burkenroad Reports program, was interviewed for a story in Fortune about whether recent movement toward a yield curve inversion suggests an increased chance for recession.
"Consumer sentiment is terrific and the market is terrific, but all the surveys of CEOs say they expect a decline in the economy and I think, 'Who's got a better feel for that?'" said Peter Ricchiuti, a business professor at Tulane University who regularly speaks with small- to medium-cap company CEOs. "Everybody's at least cautious. In the long run the strength of the economy is in the population of working age people."
To read the article in its entirety, visit fortune.com (registration required):
https://fortune.com/2020/01/30/inverted-yield-curve-inversion-recession-coming-2020/
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