For organizations on a tighter budget, the Predictive Index is a good tool, when coupled with effective manager training.

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U.S. economic data due for release Monday is light and includes the employment trends index and the monthly budget statement.

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Spanish 10-year government bond yields fell to the lowest level seen since late January, and the IBEX 35 stock index gained 0.3%, after Spain's budget minister, Cristobal Montoro, said there was no risk of the government's 2012 budget deficit surpassing 6.7% of gross domestic product.

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U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the producer price index, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, and the monthly Treasury budget statement.

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Complicating the budget situation is the president's decision against a commission to study a downward revision in the Consumer Price Index, which would reduce cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security recipients and trim other federal benefits.

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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the NFIB small business index, the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, import and export prices, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report and the monthly Treasury budget statement.

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