Industrial Production growth in The U.S. has now slowed for 10 straight months, rising just 0.4 percent YoY in September - the weakest growth since Dec 2009 - signaling the path to recession is clear. Manufacturing production YoY slowed to just 1.4 percent - the slowest since Feb 2014. For the 8th month of the last 9 IP fell MoM with a 0.2 percent drop in September as a modest revision higher in autos was offset by a plunge in Oil and Gas Drilling to the lowest this century (down 4 percent after rising 1.7 percent last month).

Recession Looms...

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