The most important indicator is the Treasury yield curve, which is still very steeply sloped.
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Orders are an important indicator, but between signature and delivery many are cancelled, trimmed or postponed.
Walking is an important indicator of both disability and quality of life in people with Parkinson's, they said.
Well, if you see that really begin to happen, that will be a very important indicator of success.
Ice age is an important indicator of the health of the ice cover.
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In Washington, the Labor Department will release weekly new jobless claims, which is an important indicator of where the economy is headed.
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Scientists say understanding bat populations provides an important indicator of ecosystem health.
There's one other important indicator on our Mother's Index: political status.
The second important indicator is the five-week modified moving average (MMA).
For CBO, past results is an important indicator for future savings.
We believe the third quarter will be an important indicator of which direction this economy is really headed and what that will mean for consumer spending.
What if in history the type of mentality of the wealthy and the ruling classes is the most important indicator of the future of that civilization?
And it says statistics show that Sats results are an important indicator of how well children will do subsequently in their GCSEs and other public secondary school exams.
Rather than focus on this important indicator, the market focuses on predictions of a double dip by distant Wall Street economists, who are not on the lots selling trucks.
Taken at face value, the belief that January is an important indicator of the twelve month period imparts greater importance on January than any other month and other twelve month periods.
Importantly, same store sales, an important indicator for any retail player moved up 1% versus expectations of a 1.4% decline by Wall Street, and a 2% decline in the prior quarter.
On the surface that may not seem like a positive for HP but it's an important indicator of where spending is headed and at some level helps validate HP's purchase of Compaq.
As more studies hint that the richness and diversity of the microbial community can be an important indicator of a newborn's health, taking stock of what's in the diaper may actually make sense.
This stagnation in housing may be an important indicator in itself, forecasting a continued lack of direction and increased volatility like we have seen since the beginning of the year in the equity markets.
Additionally, the disappointing jobs report will provide the Federal Reserve, which also overemphasizes the employment picture as an important indicator, with reason to continue with its quantitative easing program, additional fuel for the economy.
"Libor is a mythical number, " said Meyrick Chapman, a debt-market analyst at Swiss bank UBS. The rate had meant little to the market before the start of the global credit crunch in September 2007, but it has become an important indicator of how corporate loans are priced.
This important technical indicator is not enough to pronounce a complete and unmistakable trend change.
It is commonly asserted, as we note, that January is an important leading indicator for full year performance.
After several reports showing positive month-over-month GDP growth, today was disappointing as that all important economic indicator reading came in at a flat 0.0%.
Free cash flow is an important evaluative indicator for investors.
This does not mean that the indignados have failed, as their most important success indicator is the activation of the protest "muscle" in Spanish society, particularly among the network of social organizations at the local level.
The most important U.S. indicator is the jobless claims report.
But if recent events are any indicator, the more important data points may be legal challenges and petitions to regulators.
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The indicator was triggered by two important statistical events in the last week or so.
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