In the spring of 2017, Yahoo pulled a fast one on the crowd by suddenly changing the technical coding rules for accessing its financial data, leaving countless R users high and dry, including yours truly. Numerous R files that had been meticulously written, revised and maintained over months and years were suddenly broken. Not fun.
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The major asset classes delivered a mix of gains and losses last week, led by foreign high-yield bonds and foreign stocks in developed markets. Meantime, broadly defined commodities and real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the US posted the biggest losses, based on monitoring markets with a set of exchange-traded funds.
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US and China appear set for trade deal: Reuters
Will Friday’s US jobs report calm worries about the economy? CNBC
Eurozone Mfg PMI: sector contracted in Feb: IHS Markit
Global Mfg PMI dropped to 32-month low in Feb: IHS Markit
US personal income fell in Jan–first monthly loss in 3 years: CNBC
US Consumer Sentiment Index for Feb revised down: Bloomberg
US Mfg PMI dropped to 18-month low in Feb: IHS Markit
ISM Mfg Index for US in Feb eased to lowest print since Nov 2016: CNBC
Consumer spending in US fell sharply in Dec–biggest slide in 9 years: AP