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Measuring the recovery: Reopen for business

High frequency indicators show how broad reopening is impacting consumers, businesses and investors.

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June 16, 2020 | 9 minute read

The U.S. economy is reopening, and the green shoots of an economic recovery are taking hold. Traditional economic indicators that markets have relied on for decades are released with a significant lag, leaving investors with a feeling of “ancient history” by the time they are released. In the current environment, we’ve expanded our data toolkit to track the rapidly changing path of consumption, business activity and the economy.

In this note, we show a more complete picture of our economy by combining high frequency indicators and broader, traditional macro indicators.

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