<prompt> Human: All of the news and standard signalers I know of are pointing to a recession. This article probably had me the most spooked of all:My question is: is there any scenario where we dont head into a recession, or at least a significant down turn, in the near future? Im not going to be selling anything, I just want to plan accordingly.  <response>: Of course theres a chance its not a recession. Theres no way to really know. 