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A Coincident Economic Activity Index above 0.2 indicates the US recovery is on track. Produced by the Philadelphia Fed, the index includes four indicators: nonfarm payroll employment, the unemployment rate, average hours worked in manufacturing, and wages and salaries. Bellwether stock Fedex<\/a> also suggests rising economic activity.<\/p>\n

\"Coincident<\/p>\n

But contraction of the ECB balance sheet by € 1 Trillion over the last two years has pitched Europe back into recession.<\/p>\n

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Chart: ECB (Eurosystem) balance sheet. The target is to raise it by EUR 1 trillion – pic.twitter.com\/ptoqLkNpxq<\/a><\/p>\n

— SoberLook.com (@SoberLook) September 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Weakness in Europe and Asia has the capacity to retard performance of US stocks despite the domestic recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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