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NDR said the global economy isn't yet facing a downturn.
  • Ned Davis Research said economic indicators suggest the odds of a global downturn are diminishing.
  • Growth signals are accelerating in 2024, and Red Sea supply chain snags have had minimal impact.
  • "The global economic lull we saw in the second half of 2023 appears to be abating."

What recession? 

Wall Street has broadly ramped up its soft-landing calls to start the year, and Ned Davis Research strategists seem to agree that a downturn is looking unlikely.