Recession Compared 2008 vs 2020 vs 2024

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The 2020 COVID recession had the sharpest V-shaped bounce, 2008 traces to a banking crisis, and a preemptive rate cut that September plus a soft landing is what followed the Sahm Rule trigger. This one earns a teacher's read instead of a point scale.

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