backward-looking

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Whatever the case, GDP is backward-looking, and doesn’t tell us much about what is going on in the economy now.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

He says the Fed talks too much about the near-term path of rates and leans too heavily on backward-looking data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

That view has flipped, the analyst says, with geopolitics now overshadowing backward-looking 1Q results, though he says singled-out “outsized surprises” are still possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“If the honest answer is no, the regret is emotional, not financial. If the answer is yes, then it becomes a forward-looking investment decision, not a backward-looking mistake.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

This backward-looking astronomer had been born in 1611, which perhaps explains his old-fashioned attitude, and christened Johann Höwelcke, but Latinized his name to Johannes Hevelius.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin