Better than expected data over the last couple of months has helped risk assets rally recently.
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Further support came from weaker-than-expected data on Thursday, specifically the drop in U.S. leading indicators and the Philadelphia Fed index.
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He may have read too much into better-than-expected data on consumption.
The impetus for the first joyride to the upside of the New Year appeared to be better-than-expected data both here at home and across the pond.
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Not only would this push out financial actors assumptions of when tightening would take place, it would also weaken the feedback loop in which better than expected data is presumed to cause the tightening to occur earlier.
But as can happen at this time of year, the bulls managed to turn the attention to the better-than-expected data (among other things), and by the end of the day anyone owning stocks was able to head out to the mall with a smile.
The weaker-than-expected housing data helped push some investors towards the relative safety of Treasury bond.
There was weaker-than-expected manufacturing data coming out of China Tuesday that was bearish for the precious metals.
The Stoxx Europe 600 rallied 1.3% in response to news of relaxed bailout conditions for Cyprus and better-than-expected economic data.
The Stoxx Europe 600 rallied 1.1% in response to news of relaxed bailout conditions for Cyprus and better-than-expected economic data.
The European stock markets are under some pressure Tuesday following fresh, weaker-than-expected economic data coming out of the European Union.
Despite stronger than expected economic data in the U.S., the creeping threat of inflation is once again rearing its ugly head.
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Asian indexes closed with losses after China released greater-than-expected inflation data, potentially signally further monetary tightening and anti-inflationary measures in the PRC.
Markets responded to the much better than expected employment data Thursday morning.
"November's lower than-expected inflation data keeps the door open for another interest rate cut early in 2008, " said Global Insight economist Howard Archer.
Concerns about the U.S. economy slowing might come into focus next week, despite some recent stronger-than-expected economic data, because of the sequester cuts.
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The market place once again shuddered Tuesday following the release of some weaker-than-expected GDP data out of Germany and the European Union, overall.
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The few who see lower prices said dollar strength may hinder gold, along with the strength in the stock markets and better-than-expected economic data.
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The sharp fall in commodity prices earlier this month, which followed some weaker-than-expected economic data, was a sign that the end-game was under way.
Further, he cited some softer-than-expected economic data this week in Germany.
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Stocks benefited from better-than-expected economic data in China, a strong reading on German economic sentiment and an improvement in a gauge of New York manufacturing activity.
Since these dates stocks declined and the bond yield fell, as weaker than expected economic data and earnings warnings trumped the market speculation due to quantitative earnings.
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Slightly higher than expected inflation data suggests that some of the pull-back in spending may be a result of higher prices that are being passed to the consumer.
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Gold bulls are flexing their muscles again Tuesday morning as the market place shuddered following some weaker-than-expected GDP data coming out of Germany and from the European Union.
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Better-than-expected economic data has put a bid in the dollar.
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Economists had expected the data to remain unchanged from September.
European markets lost ground, with the Stoxx Europe 600 finishing down 0.9% after running up 2.7% over the previous four sessions, as worries about Cyprus offset better-than-expected production data.
Stovall believes that despite this better-than-expected economic data, the Fed will come up with some form of QE3 stimulus package that will most likely be announced shortly after the September FOMC meeting.
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