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The 'misery index' often predicts who'll win the White House but it may be broken

Inflation has cooled and the unemployment rate has stayed low, but it seems plenty of people are st…

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Nobel laureate Paul Krugman cites the 'misery index' as proof of the US's economic strength

"By most measures the economy is doing quite well," the top economist said Monday, citing the so-ca…

Zinya Salfiti   


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China is probing hedge funds that profit from its economic misery, report says

Beijing has put the squeeze on brokerages that use quantitative strategies to short sell the market…

George Glover   


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The misery index: An economic indicator that measures the financial well-being of the a country's citizens

The misery index uses simple factors such as inflation and unemployment rates to explain a country'…

Louis DeNicola   


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US suffers world's biggest jump in economic misery as COVID cases surge

America slid to rank 25 from rank 50 as spiking unemployment and weak inflation expectations booste…

Benjamin Winck   


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Not GDP, Global Misery Index correct metric for Indian economy today: Cong

New Delhi, Jan 30 () The Congress on Thursday alleged that the NDA-BJP government has mutilated the…

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Rising wages are the biggest threat to earnings and 'corporate misery' is correlated to higher labor costs, Bank of America says

"We see risk to consensus margin expectations in 2022," said BofA as the fourth-quarter earnings se…

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Britain's 'Misery Index' Is About To Drop To The Lowest Level In A Generation

There has been a lot of concern expressed in Europe about the risks of deflation and the threats it…

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US billionaires' wealth grew by $845 billion during the first six months of the pandemic

A report by the Institute for Policy Studies and Americans for Tax Fairness said wealth of 643 US b…

Saloni Sardana   


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A top strategist says 'stars are aligned against' the dollar this year and Europe will eclipse the US

BBH strategist turned bearish against the dollar in April when the US central bank began pumping re…

Amanda Cooper   


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The US Misery Index Has Fallen To A 4-Year Low

"The U.S. Misery Index... has fallen for three consecutive months from 8.4 in October to 8.3 in Nov…

Sam Ro   


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Which country can achieve gender equality by 2030 ? The answer is none, UN laments

So far, no country in the world has achieved gender equality, according to the United Nations. …

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Morgan Stanley has a 'misery index' of the political parties most likely to cause Syriza-style chaos outside Greece

And this one (below) ranks the increase in popularity of each rebellious party against that country…

Jim Edwards   


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CHART OF THE DAY: The Misery Index Is Telling Us The Bull Market Could Last Through The End Of Next Year

"In the past, bull markets in stocks tended to occur when the Misery Index was falling, or at least…

Sam Ro   


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Global stocks extend losses after Wall Street indexes crashed the most since June, but tougher COVID-19 rules in Europe and the US election cap gains

Although new measures to restrict movement have hit stocks and oil hard, this effect may prove to b…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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'Misery' in America is at a 56-year low

"The combination of improving labor markets and the energy-induced boost to household purchasing po…

Akin Oyedele   


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Harvard researchers think they know why the booming economy still isn't being felt by average Americans

The US's inflation measure doesn't capture how much higher interest rates cost Americans.

Jacob Zinkula   


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Stock market today: Apple and futures edge up, but Reddit set to lose ground after first-day surge

Surprisingly strong economic data assuaged recession fears on Wall Street, but threatened to delay …

Theron Mohamed   


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Hey, America, here's what's actually going on with the economy

Hey, America, we are not in a recession, we haven't been in one for quite some time, and there isn'…

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Fitch's negative outlook for China is more bad news for its stalling economy

Beijing is battling deflation and an ongoing property-market crisis that the ratings agency says is…

George Glover