The political election cycle could have been an indicator of the changing landscape and new era predicted by many cultures.

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Although the Super Bowl indicator may be a statistical oddity, the presidential election cycle theory appears to have some basis to it.

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But surely the Fed knows that employment is a lagging indicator, and using it as a leading indicator for its policies is almost sure to have it on the wrong side of the cycle.

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