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Economic Week in Review: Economic uncertainty continues to weigh on consumers
September 16, 2011
Consumers grew more cautious in August amid wild stock market swings, zero job growth, and heightened concerns the economy had weakened. While business inventories and industrial production climbed, retail sales were flat as consumer prices rose higher than expected. For the week ended September 16, the S&P 500 Index rose 5.4% to 1,216 (for a year-to-date total return—including price change plus dividends—of about –1.9%). The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose 15 basis points to 2.08% (for a year-to-date decrease of 122 basis points).
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