Editor's Note: Below is a brief excerpt and chart from today's Early Look written by Hedgeye Senior Macro analyst Darius Dale. Click here to learn more.

"... Even assuming recent signals from “the market” are right about #Quad2 here in 1Q16, we still think it’s important to pound the table on the undeniable fact that growth continues to slow on a trending basis across every major category of high-frequency economic data, as highlighted by the Chart of the Day and below. This keeps our #USRecession theme firmly intact; see the “transitory” GDP growth accelerations of 2Q00 and 2Q08 for more details."

CHART OF THE DAY: 148 Reasons Why U.S. Growth Is Slowing - 3 4 16 Chart of the Day