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Economic Update: The Economy Remains Unfazed By Fiscal Shocks, So Far

Recent data through the end of last week point to a private sector that has managed to absorb fiscal shocks, such as sequestration, surprisingly well. That’s good news. But as we enter
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S&P Capital IQ, a business line of the McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is a leading provider of multi-asset class data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment and commercial banks, investment advisors and wealth managers, corporations and universities around the world. We provide a broad suite of capabilities designed to help track performance, generate alpha, identify new… trading and investment ideas, and perform risk analysis and mitigation strategies. Through leading desktop solutions such as Capital IQ, Global Credit Portal and MarketScope Advisor desktops; enterprise solutions such as S&P Securities Evaluations, Global Data Solutions , and Compustat; and research offerings including Leveraged Commentary & Data, Global Market Intelligence, and company and funds research, S&P Capital IQ sharpens financial intelligence into the wisdom today's investors need.

Recent data through the end of last week point to a private sector that has managed to absorb fiscal shocks, such as sequestration, surprisingly well. That’s good news. But as we enter hurricane season, Capitol Hill seems to be shaping up for what could be the perfect storm. In this segment, Standard & Poor's Chief Economist Beth Ann Bovino explains what could lie ahead.

 

 

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