The inverted yield curve.
"The yield curve inverted just prior to every U.S. recession in the past 50 years. That is seven out of seven times — a perfect forecasting track record. The yield curve is inverted when short-term interest rates (e.g. the 3-year Treasury) are higher than long-term interest rates (e.g. the 10-year Treasury yield)." Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/inverted-yield-curve-predicts-recessions-2014-7
Here is the current yield curve:
So it looks like it will be a long time before the next recession.
Update: See http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-09/destroying-recessions-cant-happen-without-yield-curve-inversion-myth
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