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Along the way, some data providers have shifted away from trying to forecast government numbers, and giving traders a leg up in markets, toward trying to better understand the economy.

In 2015, the Justice Department laid blame for the flash crash on a single British trader for “spoofing,” or posting orders with intent to cancel them before being filled.

And shares of some companies have fallen sharply from their peaks, with fast-money traders unloading their shares after scoring quick gains.

It’s a perpetual money machine for currency traders, who arbitrage the fat interest-rate differential.

The credit market is priced for perfection and worrying some traders.