



Warning signs for the economy remain.



An Over the summer, as warning signs flashed from the bond market, business economists and analysts had put the odds of a recession in the coming year at about 1 in 3. Recent bouts of strong earnings, however, have somewhat allayed market fears.Warning signs for the economy remain.An NABE business survey found hiring had fallen to a 7-year low, and expectations for wages and salary growth were down.





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“The U.S. economy appears to be slowing, and respondents expect still slower growth over the next 12 months,” said Constance Hunter, NABE president and chief economist at the accounting firm KPMG.A dip in expected Halloween spending from a 2017 high is also raising questions as to whether consumer sentiment, a major driver of the economy, is beginning to sour.