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Will the U.S. enter a recession by July 1, 2020?

52%chance

52%chance

ResolvedYes

ResolvedYes

The community gave this a 52% chance, and it resolved Yes.

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Opened:

Sep 5, 2018

Closes:

Jan 1, 2019

Resolved:

Jun 8, 2020

Spot Scoring Time:

Sep 5, 2018

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