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There's A Ton Of Economic Data Coming This Week And The Expectations Aren't Great Read more: http:/
Last week was unusually quiet for the economy, even as the stock market rallied to an all-time high.
This week’s schedule, however, is loaded with April and May economic data. By Friday, we should have a pretty good sense of whether or not the economy decelerated going into the second quarter.
For the most part, economists are expecting a month-over-month slowdown.
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