3 real-time indicators that show the economic recovery's tapped the brakes

Aug 18, 2021
So-called high frequency data also paints a picture of how the delta coronavirus variant is affecting the economy.
UKG, which tracks work shifts, reports that hours worked fell 2.4% from mid-July to mid-August.
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Pandemic has economic forecasters going back to the drawing board

Jun 16, 2021
For Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley, the pandemic meant scrapping all the models and going back to the fundamentals.
People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.
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