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Economic Risk Factor Update: November 2014

November 3, 2014

It’s time for our monthly update on risk factors that have proven to be reliable indicators of economic trouble ahead. As expected, the data hasn’t changed much from last month—it remains encouraging in almost all areas and, in many cases, has continued to improve—but it’s still important to keep an eye on things.

Heading into November, the economic forecast remains good after a news-heavy October.

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Economic Risk Factor Update: October 2014

October 6, 2014

It’s time for our monthly update on risk factors that have proven to be reliable indicators of economic trouble ahead. As expected, the data hasn’t changed that much from last month—it remains encouraging in almost all areas, and has continued to improve in many cases—but it’s still important to keep an eye on things.

As we enter the month of October, though, the economic forecast remains good.

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Economic Risk Factor Update: September 2014

September 2, 2014

As we enter the month of September, it’s time to take another look at the economic forecast, focusing on factors that have proven to be reliable indicators of economic trouble ahead. As expected, the data hasn’t changed much from last month—it’s encouraging in almost all areas and has even improved in some cases.

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Economic Risk Factor Update: August 2014

August 5, 2014

It’s time for our monthly update on factors that have proven to be reliable indicators of economic trouble ahead.

As expected, the data hasn’t changed that much from last month—it’s encouraging in almost all areas—but it remains important to keep an eye on things.  

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Economic Risk Factor Update: July 2014

July 3, 2014

In this monthly series, I look at risk factors that have proven to be good indicators of economic trouble ahead.

Although one potential problem area has emerged since last month’s update, most indicators continue to show improvement, and the overall economic forecast remains good. Headed into the July Fourth weekend, it looks like we’re cleared for more sunny weather!

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Economic Risk Factor Update

June 2, 2014

Today, I’m launching a new series of monthly updates on risk factors that could signal economic trouble ahead. (The data comes in on a regular basis, but its economic significance doesn’t change that quickly.)

The data series highlighted here have proven to be reliable storm signals—and they’re suggesting a pretty nice summer ahead. 

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