Billionaire Sam Zell Says Recession Likely in Next 12 Months
Billionaire investor Sam Zell said the U.S. economy could go into a recession in the next year and that an expected Federal Reserve interest-rate increase is coming at least six months too late.
The central bank has been too cautious and the economy would already be adjusting if it raised rates six to nine months ago, giving Chair Janet Yellen “more room if a recession is on the way,” Zell said Wednesday in an interview on Bloomberg Television. Multinational companies are laying off workers, global trade is slowing and there’s a possibility China’s economy will falter, he said.
“There is a high probability that we are looking at a recession in the next 12 months,” Zell said on the Bloomberg<GO> program. “The strong dollar is having a tremendous impact on U.S. production and U.S. businesses.”
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