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<p>The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has officially announced that the pandemic-induced recession has ended.&nbsp; According to the NBER, the recession which began in February 2020 officially ended just two months later in April 2020, making it the shortest U.S. recession on record.&nbsp; This announcement is in-line with leading economic data –such as the Leading Economic Index from the Conference Board– which also bottomed last April.&nbsp;</p>
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