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Trying to Predict a Recession

A look at the key indicators that have some economists worried

A key indicator called the inverted yield curve has some economists worried that a recession could be on its way. We unpick the jargon and weigh up how likely it is that the US economy is about to go into reverse. Also, as President Trump calls the Danish Prime Minister "nasty" for not wanting to sell Greenland to the United States, we take a look back at the long history of purchasing foreign lands. Finally, with climate change altering the weather, British gardeners are having to adapt to new conditions. We hear how that could affect the UK's blossoming tourism industry in parks and gardens.

(Image: A trader on Wall Street looking exasperated. Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

27 minutes

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Wed 21 Aug 201922:32GMT

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  • Wed 21 Aug 201922:32GMT