##  [# Hot Reads: Too Many Job Openings for a Recession](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-too-many-job-openings-recession) 

 

# Hot Reads: Too Many Job Openings for a Recession

 

 

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**[Economists: 'We're Not in a Recession'](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/30/11-million-job-openings-show-were-not-in-a-recession-economists-say.html "https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/30/11-million-job-openings-show-were-not-in-a-recession-economists-say.html")** (CNBC)  
Why the 11 million job openings are a key indicator.

**[Junk Bond Traders Should Check in With Economists](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/08/30/junk-bond-traders-ought-to-check-in-with-economists "https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/08/30/junk-bond-traders-ought-to-check-in-with-economists")** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 Corporate junk bonds are paying investors a paltry premium for the risk of holding them into a looming recession.

**[Betting Against Meme Stocks May Get Easier With New ETF Filings](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-30/betting-against-meme-stocks-may-get-easier-with-new-etf-filings?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220830&utm_campaign=author_19790127&sref=MAODZZNF#xj4y7vzkg "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-30/betting-against-meme-stocks-may-get-easier-with-new-etf-filings?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220830&utm_campaign=author_19790127&sref=MAODZZNF#xj4y7vzkg")** (Bloomberg)  
 Filings seek bearish single-stock ETFs on GameStop and AMC.

**[The Impact of ESG Uncertainty on Asset Prices](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-impact-of-esg-uncertainty-on-asset-prices/ "https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-impact-of-esg-uncertainty-on-asset-prices/")** (The Evidence Based Investor)  
 Investors often confront a substantial amount of uncertainty about the true ESG profile of a firm.

**[How to Avoid Financial Panic When a Recession Threatens](https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/605148/how-to-avoid-financial-panic-when-a-recession-threatens "https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/605148/how-to-avoid-financial-panic-when-a-recession-threatens")** (Kiplinger)  
 Steps to take that could help you sleep better at night.

**[Analysis: Don't Buy the Dip Too Early in a Bear Market](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/08/29/dont-buy-the-dip-too-early-in-a-bear-market-analysis-warns/ "https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/08/29/dont-buy-the-dip-too-early-in-a-bear-market-analysis-warns/")** (ThinkAdvisor)  
 Investing later in a bear market tends to improve results and allows more time to assess fundamental data.

**[Tough Talk From the Fed](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/08/tough-talk-from-the-fed/ "https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/08/tough-talk-from-the-fed/")** (A Wealth of Common Sense)  
 Why the Fed is like your friend at the bar who is always trying to start a fight.

**[Global Stock and Bond Co-Movements](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2022/08/global-stock-and-bond-comovements.html "https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2022/08/global-stock-and-bond-comovements.html")** (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)  
 The stylized facts are different.

**[Public Pension Plans Crossed Party Lines to Support ESG](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1zl18ggn7h6rk/Public-Pension-Plans-Crossed-Party-Lines-to-Support-ESG "https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1zl18ggn7h6rk/Public-Pension-Plans-Crossed-Party-Lines-to-Support-ESG")** (Institutional Investor)  
 During the 2021 proxy season, pension funds backed the majority of ESG shareholder resolutions.



 

 

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