{"id":89211,"date":"2019-07-16T20:38:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T20:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=89211"},"modified":"2019-07-16T20:38:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T20:38:50","slug":"7-ways-to-invest-during-the-coming-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/7-ways-to-invest-during-the-coming-recession\/","title":{"rendered":"7 ways to invest during the coming recession"},"content":{"rendered":"

The S&P just broke 3,000, the Dow made a new all-time high, and the TSX is flirting with its own. So, why worry about a recession?<\/p>\n

All analysts agree that the world economy is now late in the cycle and that this historic bull run<\/a>\u2014since 2009\u2014is propelled by cheap money. In other words, low interest rates are fuelling stock prices like crack feeds a junkie.<\/p>\n

Strong hints by Jerome Powell<\/a> that the U.S. Fed will cut interest rates later this month have fuelled the current stock market highs.<\/p>\n

Good, right? Well, no.<\/p>\n

He’s cutting them because he fears US-China trade tensions and weak global growth. American job growth is slowing<\/a>. Meanwhile, the ISM Manufacturing Index shows that U.S. manufacturing has fallen<\/a> to its lowest levels during Trump’s presidency. That means, businesses may slow spending. The U.S. yield curve has inverted<\/a>, long a bellwether of a downturn.<\/p>\n

Then, there’s America’s ballooning debt<\/a>, now $22 trillion (with a \u201ct\u201d) and projected to top $25 trillion by the end of 2020.<\/p>\n

And the warning signs are not only flashing in the States.<\/p>\n

The World Bank<\/a> warns that global growth is slowing to 2.6% and warns of \u201csubstantial risks\u201d starting with rising trade barriers. Here in Canada, analyst Cameron Hurst<\/a> warns investors to prepare for a recession within the next six to 12 months. Others says sometime in 2020.<\/p>\n

Fear not. There’s still time to cushion your portfolio. We offer seven suggestions:<\/p>\n

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