2001 Economic Calendar
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"Ho-hum economic news"
"Fed rate cut on target with weaker economy"
"Jobs drop but not stocks"
"More of the same"
"Slow news week holds equities, but bond yields still higher"
"Recovery prospects propel equities and bond yields"
"Another Fed rate cut encourages investors on future outlook"
"When the present is bad, look to the future"
"Bad, bad economic indicators"
"Economy and Markets: The good, the bad, and the ugly"
"Retail sales plunge dampens weekly market gain"
"Fed cuts rates, payrolls plunge"
"Market inches upward"
"Disaster recovery"
"Disaster changes everything"
"Employment hammers equities"
"Economic indicators whack stock market"
"Fed rate cut - will this one help the economy?"
"Anemic economy with friendly inflation"
"Good inflation news, but soggy economy"
"Employment improvement deceptive"
"Forecasts and actuals agree: economy is anemic"
"Greenspan says economy bottoming out"
"Status quo on economy"
"Payroll plunge spooks equity markets"
"FOMC vigil ends and begins"
"After solstice, FOMC vigil"
"Status quo"
"Quiet Week of Weak Data"
"Anemic economy"
"Greenspan warns of economic downside"
"FOMC delivers"
"Data Trips Wild Reaction"
"Anemic employment report inspires investors"
"Looking for a new burst of energy?"
"Fed cut stuns markets"
"Fewer jobs mean less consumer spending"
"Q2 starts on ominous note"
"Lion and Lamb, March is over and out"
"FOMC disappoints unrealistic expectations"
"... And they all came tumbling down"
"Markets dive on disappointing employment report"
"Market hopes for intermeeting rate cut dashed"
"Inflation scare"
"Greenspan testimony disappoints markets"
"Week of rest on the economic front"
"Jobs disappoint, not weak enough for aggressive Fed"
"Greenspan's pre-FOMC testimony momentarily lift markets"
"Manufacturing, consumers in the dumps"
"Light economic week spells bad news for bonds"
"Greenspan welcomes the New Year with a surprising rate cut"


Weekly recap of U.S. market activity and events. This weekly article reviews the U.S. equity and bond markets, followed by a table displaying changing levels in key market indexes, and commentary on the economic indicators released during the week. Simply Economics includes a Bottom Line, a synopsis describing what the activity during the week may mean for the markets going forward.
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