How Do You Know If The Recession's Over?

Kiplinger’s put together a list of six economic indicators that, when at least half have recovered, may signal an end to the recession.

So far, as you can see, we ain’t doing so hot. The only high point is the lowness of our interest rate spread, which is a measure of how willing banks are to loan to each other. After hitting a high point in about November 2008 of 4.5 percent, the spread is back below a healthy .5

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