IVV - U.S. Econ Watch: Searching For Clues
By Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy
After at least a month-long delay, fixed-income investors have finally been receiving economic data. With a number of government agencies closed due to the recent shutdown, 2019 began with a data vacuum, but now it looks like we are making up for lost time. Unfortunately, these "data delays" render some of the economic information potentially old or stale. Nevertheless, the data still offers insights as to how 2018 ended and can provide clues on any possible springboard effects for the current year.
A perfect case in point