Weekly Market Commentary 08/05/2016
The political dynamic surrounding the U.S. economy continues to be dominated by the onslaught of conflicting data. Last week, the incumbents were forced to defend the headline GDP data, the broadest measure of the economy’s performance, which revealed a far weaker growth rate in the second quarter than expected, following an even more tepid reading in the first quarter.
- DATE: August 5, 2016
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