According to a January article in The Economist “[in] recent opinion polls, almost six out of ten Americans believe the country is already in a recession.”
And the media are increasingly willing to confront the situation head on. CNN Money this week featured John Williams of shadowstats.com who stated:
“We have a severe recession ahead of us, with even higher inflation … probably the worst business cycle seen since the great depression.”
His advice?
“You want to be liquid, you want to be safe, and I would hold a little bit of gold as a hedge against inflation.”