GDP and other hard data are more comprehensive and focus on the past. While anecdotal evidence is more fickle, but can show early signs of an economic shift. Their recent analysis shows that since the ...

Hard economic data suggest the US economy is on a decent footing, but surveys remain weak. A host of labor market indicators light up the screen this week as consumer confidence rebounds. Shareholder ...

Nervous investors turn increasingly to soft economic data Seeking guidance, some find robust hard data out of date Amid market tumult, there is quest for new indicators May 7 (Reuters) - Whipsawing ...

Much has been made of late that soft U.S. economic data, such as sentiment surveys, have been a lot more downbeat than hard data, such as last Friday's nonfarm payrolls report, which showed a net ...

There are two kinds of economic data followed by traders on Wall Street. “Soft” data is based on surveys of investors, business owners, and consumers. It shows what they think and say. “Hard” data ...

The Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady at its May meeting, with Trump’s tariffs having muddied the outlook for the economy. “Soft” economic data is deteriorating, but “hard” data still looks ...

The US economy is holding up, but Americans don't seem to see it that way. The off-kilter vibes reflect a widening gap between "hard data" and "soft data" related to the economy. Simply put, ...

Daniel Wilson, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, stated his views on the current economy and the outlook as of June 5, 2025. Recent data have sent mixed signals on the ...

(Reuters) -Whipsawing U.S. trade policies are forcing some investors to lean more on anecdotal data to help them make decisions, as concrete official indicators become out-of-date too quickly in the ...