You May Want to Pay Extra Close Attention to the Economic Data This Week

A lot to be learned in economic reports this week
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The beginning of the month always has a lot of economic data. From the Non-Farm Payrolls report to ISM to Factory Orders, there's a ton for people to sift through. Typically the Jobs Report, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, sucks up the vast majority of attention.

But the week ahead might be different. Bloomberg Intelligence economists Carl Ricadonna and Josh Wright explain that in light of recent weak data, attention should be paid to all the numbers we get this week: