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In the climate science chapter, footnote 77 says “discussion of attribution research has been adapted, and, in some cases, excerpted from the authors’ prior publications on this topic.”
The builder’s new orders increased 1% from the year prior “despite persistent headwinds, including elevated mortgage rates, cautious consumer sentiment, and geopolitical uncertainty,” he noted, adding that Lennar achieved that by keeping incentives elevated.
From Barron's
Capital Economics expects New Zealand’s economy to have expanded by 0.5% sequentially, markedly softer than in the prior quarter but in line with the central bank’s estimates.
Nonetheless, the U.S. economy is less exposed to oil shocks today than in prior decades, and is more able to absorb a short-term rise in energy prices.
Consumer sentiment was improving in late February prior to military action in Iran but turned sour as soon as the war broke out, the University of Michigan reported Friday.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
