Key Points Economic data helps determine market conditions. That doesn't mean the market is very good at predicting what the economy will be doing in the near term. Nor is the economy's direction a surefire bellwether for predicting what the markets will do in the near term. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › When the economy's control panel starts to flash red warning lights, the market is usually already moving, pricing in the potential damage before the data confirms it, and then reversing course if the damage never arrives. That tendency will now be tested again. Wholesale prices rose 5.4% in the 12 months through August 2026, and crude oil rose above $100 per barrel on Sept. 15. To complicate matters further, on Sept.
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