The 25% ‘Trump Recession’ Has Started – What You Must Know

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THE 2025 RECESSION:
Even though this is defined as “two consecutive quarters of declining GDP” – more than likely, you won’t know you’re in a recession until it’s already too late. Throughout the last 6 recessions that have been confirmed, there is an average lag time of 7.3 MONTHS between the time a recession takes place and the time it’s actually announced. This means, if we’re in a recession right now, the “mainstream media” won’t be telling you about it until November.

For a recession to be “Confirmed,” it needs to be announced by The National Bureau of Economic Research who wants to see “a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in production, employment, real income, and other indicators.”

This is why you have investment banks, like Goldman Sachs, issuing their warnings – ahead of time – saying that they might see a recession on the horizon, which “reflects their lower growth baseline, the sharp recent deterioration in household and business confidence, and statements from White House officials indicating greater willingness to tolerate near-term economic weakness in pursuit of their policies.”

Facts: Since the 1940’s, we’ve seen 12 recessions – the longest lasting 18 months, the shortest being 2 months during the 2020 shutdown – and, since 1900, the average recession tends to last about 10 months.

THE STOCK MARKET:
During the past 11 recessions, it was found that “Stocks have tended to peak eight months prior to a recession and declined by approximately 30%, on average.” From 1869 to 2018, there have been a total of 16 recessions that had POSITIVE stock market returns – and of those positive recessions, the market went UP by an average of 9.8%, during a time that GDP declined by 3%. This means half had no correlation whatsoever with lower stock values. Even when you include the 2020 downturn., the market still went up by 1.7%, on average.

Even though stocks were – on average – positive from the start to END of a recession – that doesn’t mean there weren’t rather significant drops in between. The typical drawdown was 29.2%, before prices eventually recovered. From there, after the END of the recession – it was found that – in just one year, “you would have made money in 85% of the cases. And after 3 years, you would have been in the green in 100% of the time!”

HOUSING PRICES:
Home prices have been one of the best hedges against a recession, having increased in price nearly each and every year, regardless of the economy. The same phenomenon also occurs with rents: nationally, rents have stayed the exact same, or even continues going higher, since fewer people can qualify to buy a house.

All of that is to say that housing prices are generally a lot less volatile since – people take a long time to move, homeowners are reluctant to make changes during times of economic uncertainty, and – outside of certain local markets, our most likely outcome is that we continue to see more of the same. As Ben Carlson points out, home prices have only declined in 7 years (since 1950) total, with 5 of those years in response to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, of which – isn’t a concern anymore.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Since the 1940s, there has been a total of 48 stock market corrections of at least 10%, which works out to one every 20 months – but only 12 fell into bear market territory. From where we stand today, based on data since 2008, with the exception of 2 times, stocks were higher a year later…and 60% of the time, stocks had recovered within just three months.

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  • @oldtownscouts3712 says:

    I want everyone that voted for this to remember that he said he was going to do this for months before the election, not to mention all the federal layoffs.

    • @GrahamStephan says:

      Let’s see how this plays out – worst case, it’s a great buying opportunity long term

    • @coleydotmp4 says:

      @@GrahamStephan For folks who already have capital to spend. This is horrible news for anyone in the middle/lower class, aka over 90% of America. :/

    • @kennethreese4259 says:

      As if we didn’t already know the day we voted? What was the alternative?

    • @jeffmartinaz says:

      Yes. I remember. And this is EXACTLY what I voted for. This country needs a hard reset. Get rid of the fraud that your previous elected officials had been pulling of for year, and a stop to other inferior countries taking advantage us with their tariffs. Take an Econ class and get some help for your Trump Derrangement Syndrome.

    • @caseyduke6229 says:

      ​@@GrahamStephan well… its a buying opportunity for people who haven’t lost their jobs…or are not being squeezed by inflation…

  • @zackpeters5895 says:

    You’ve helped my brain while also breaking my brain. Thank you Graham

  • @JS-vl5gd says:

    So I may lose my job and chances are that I’m going to burn through all my savings while I compete fiercely against all of the other desperate and unemployed people, but on the bright side the prices of homes may come down, rents may stay the same or even go up, plus the stock market will likely rebound. If you’re a billionarie, you probably knew all of this chaos was going to happen, you saved some cash and purchase rental property to squeeze a lot of us, poor suckers, out of our hard-earned money! The tale of two cities. It was the worst of times, it was the best of times.

    • @dmatthews077 says:

      You didn’t have to be a billionaire to know this was coming

    • @Ilikeyoursmile90 says:

      @@dmatthews077 Circling a human a pattern about weak men and hard times. It’s all bollocks

    • @Morel92 says:

      Two cities? No only one. The worst. 😂

    • @ferrynpalmer3875 says:

      If you’re a billionaire, you probably knew this was coming?

      I’m not a billionaire, just a guy who studied political science. I knew this was coming and voted against it but apparently our country is FULL of billionaires……or folks who DON’T pay attention and voted against their self interests. Not sure which one just yet, but something tells me that this time next year we will know the answer.

    • @michaelfrock2473 says:

      @@dmatthews077 Agreed this is like 10 years overdue lol, but I do not think we will have one for some time, unless it’s a light one for 2 months.

  • @drgta6 says:

    I’m going to need a 25% pay raise.

  • @traderkim555 says:

    People don’t see the world as it is, they only see it as they are.

  • @shawnfarley3467 says:

    This is a great example of why it’s good to be debt free

    • @GrahamStephan says:

      totally! or with a low rate mortgage!

    • @75PERCENTCOPPER says:

      @@GrahamStephan You guys act like thats so simple when interest rates are so high and many people arent paid a livable wage.

    • @shawnfarley3467 says:

      @@GrahamStephanyes sir! We are sitting at 4% mortgage $800 a month making $150,000. Working on paying off 100,000 in consumer debt right now should have it knocked out hopefully by the end of next year.

    • @OwenSweitzer says:

      @@75PERCENTCOPPERthat’s why living within your means or beneath your means is also preached on

    • @damronbrooks6902 says:

      Then why does Trump and musk have so much of it??

  • @Dericoshaughnessy says:

    Stay employed, good advice no matter what!!!

  • @ebl89 says:

    I own a construction company, and i’ve noticed we’ve been in a decline for at least two years

    • @jayjakyll5240 says:

      Your gunna wanna sell now or dissolve

    • @miguelbotello6.0 says:

      I work at a car dealership as a tech and we’ve been very slow since November… i heard many other shops have been as well

    • @MattBangsWood says:

      It’s been slowing down across the board with building. We peaked in 2022.. It’s going to get worse, run lean, make it work!

    • @kevinscott9745 says:

      So do I and we’ve been booming. I also am part of a large commercial construction company. Booming last 12 years. Last 2 years top couple of those 12. This year. Last week actually it just flipped.

    • @kevinscott9745 says:

      ​@miguelbotello6.0 this is from the interest rates more than anything. Intentional from the fed. I don’t agree with it but basically the issue. Now we’re getting tariffs on top of that and massive job cuts. This just speed runs the economy to death and this month and next should see the first drop in job growth besides covid in probably 12 years.

  • @jdak80 says:

    Economist and Ph.D. in marketing here: I don’t think we will face a recession. Recessions usually imply lower interest rates, high unemployment, and low inflation. These new tariffs could create the most feared scenario for economists: stagnation. In this scenario, inflation continues to rise as unemployment grows with it, leaving interest rates high and crashing the stock and housing markets.

    • @AtTh3bu5st0p says:

      I think the same thing. He is assuming this is a normal recession. It isn’t. It is a big geopolitical problem with long lasting consequences. He is assuming the market will “recover” after this recession. This is a big assumption because companies and investments are moving outside the US. They are not waiting for Trump nor playing with his rules, they are just moving forward without the US. Which will cause, as you said, stagnation.

    • @nicholas8315 says:

      dont worry … trump isnt an economist either…

    • @PhoenixCrown says:

      This is a perfect Ph.D. in economics answer. Would you also like to tell me why negative interest rates make sense and have a place in our monetary policy? The disconnect between academia and reality is stark. Let’s get away from semantics and look at what most people think of as a recession (like you said mostly): Higher unemployment, deflating asset prices, lower production, and less consumer spending. We are there. Forget GDP. It’s easy to increase GDP when you print $.

    • @asajayunknown6290 says:

      Stagflation is what we are in for

    • @JoeARedHawk275 says:

      Graham is assuming that the confidence in US bonds will hold. The world is attempting to de-dollarize. It’s not like WWII where we had all the cards. My worst fear is that Trump is trying to create an oligarchy precisely because he knows the US cannot always be the hegemony.

  • @MuahMan says:

    For me it’s been a recession since 2022 when the price of literally everything doubled.

  • @CelsoLuizduarte says:

    In my opinion<, according to what I heard in my college macroeconomics class, the reason why lower inflation would hurt the middle class is because, in order for the FED to lower inflation, they have to raise rates, lowering debt, which lowers demand. Any lower prices would be from a decline in demand. If they just get rid of all the money that they printed, reversing our inflation and bringing prices to how they were, our economy would likely collapse overnight. That's why historically, the FED dropping inflation by a percent has had a 2-3 percent decrease in GDP. But the recent surge in demand from inflation is only temporary, as people will eventually adjust and cut back on spending, which we are starting to see. The FED has backed itself into a corner.

  • @kevinfestner6126 says:

    I expect this recession to be a deep and short. We have a bifurcated economy. One side is paying 450K corkage fees in Miami. The other half, struggling. I call this the silent depression.

    • @kevinscott9745 says:

      Likely will be extremely long run unless they actually lower taxes on the middle class a lot temporarily or start spending on infrastructure in a big way quickly. You can’t take money out of the economy and expect it to grow.

    • @cynthiapotter97 says:

      Thank you! So helpful!

  • @monopolybillionaire5027 says:

    Everything is getting worse, and its not stopping. I cant afford my home anymore and im working like a dog. Genuinely angry.

    • @Unsubscriber007 says:

      Keep working

    • @Andromedon777 says:

      How much was your home? Your monthly bill for it? How much do you make per year?

    • @monopolybillionaire5027 says:

      @Andromedon777  I don’t own anything, I rent. It’s only a 1 bedroom and I’m on a seasonal job because nobody takes on permanent staff in my area. Every few months everything has increased none stop, constantly getting threatened by debt collectors who have also increased there prices. My wages haven’t gone up and when they do they’ll lay me off. Making millions off our labour and we can’t even get an extra pound an hour. We should all just strike, we have nothing to lose.

    • @jonscrivner9087 says:

      Who’d you vote for?

    • @danielsagona4212 says:

      @@Unsubscriber007no, don’t.

  • @jaredmartin7679 says:

    Aliens could invade Earth and this guy would still be saying buy.

  • @imartynenko says:

    You forget one important thing, we are looking not at a recession but at stagflation which is double worse than anything in recent history. The FED won’t be able to lower rates and help the market recover this time around. We possibly could even slip into a depression

  • @CzarrIV says:

    I had cancer 2023-2024 and my savings were drained from not working for 10 months. It’s been impossible to get back up to a fraction of what I had before.

    • @Zoltan1251 says:

      US healthcare is a joke. Heathcare has to be socialized completely. Easy reason for those who still think free market is good for healthcare industry: Price is determined by intersection of Supply and Demand. Lets put it onto healthcare. You get cancer. What is the supply? 3 or 4 hospitals in the vicinity. What is the demand to not die? Basically infinite. So what happens is that hospitals can charge whatever they want and you will pay it since you have infinite demand.

    • @mikesawyer1336 says:

      I understand what you said .. and I’m sorry for your difficulty, but what’s your point?

    • @thundersnow93 says:

      Praying for your return to full health and wellness!

    • @wealthfuelcash says:

      Sorry to hear that, praying for tou

    • @BrandonTalksFitness says:

      @@mikesawyer1336being a kind person costs nothing

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  • @leea4624 says:

    Im really really getting tired of all this WINNING!!! 🤦‍♂️

  • @AdamB5000 says:

    Has anyone else felt like we were in a recession for the past four years? Real estate is through the roof, food is far more expensive, and inflation is hitting all of us hard. The news can tell us whatever they want. But we can see the world in front of our faces. It has not been good for years.

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