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Stock market provides imperfect view of real U.S. economy


Abstract: Monitoring global economic and financial developments is important for assessing labor markets and inflation as well as risks to the economic outlook. The stock market?through measures such as the Standard & Poor?s 500?is often thought to be an economic bellwether. However, market volatility compromises the reliability of such indexes.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Part of Series: Economic Letter

Publication Date: 2016-05

Volume: 11

Issue: 4

Pages: 1-4