The world has been expecting a recession in the United States for a year now. The economy is booming, and the stock market is setting records.

Many observers cannot believe their eyes and many analysts and economists have to regularly revise their forecasts downwards. A reality which can be explained by some fundamental structural changes that have recently occurred in the American economy. The big question, however, is whether these changes will continue to carry this boom for a long time or whether it will soon run out of steam.