One of the effects the pandemic had on financial markets is that it transformed the way investors interpret economic data. Suddenly, the focus shifted from monthly data to weekly, as the need to react quickly is more acute.
Such is the case with the initial jobless claims in the United States. Viewed as second-tier, or even third-tier data in the past, it became the primary measure of how the pandemic affects the economy. In pre-pandemic…
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