It's rare that economists agree with one another, but these are historic times and a lot of unusual things are happening.

The WSJ's latest economic forecast survey indicates that, by a 3-to-1 margin, economists agree that we're in a recession. They also agree that we've yet to hit bottom:

In addition to forecasting GDP, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and housing, the economists were asked to grade Bernanke (he got a C+), assess the Fed's handling of Bear Sterns (80% approval),  when home prices will hit bottom (1st half 2009), inflation risk (moderate), and the biggest downside risk to their forecast (further deterioration of the credit markets).

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