https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-10142011
Economic Week in Review: Consumers show surprising strength
October 14, 2011
Retail sales grew faster than expected in September as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes showed considerable debate about what the Fed should do next to help the economy out of its funk. For the week ending October 14, the S&P 500 Index rose 6% to 1,225 (for a year-to-date total return—including price change plus dividends—of about –2.74%). The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note increased 16 basis points to 2.26% (for a year-to-date decrease of 104 basis points).
Federal Reserve ponders its next move
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Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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