Potential Economic Threat: American Pessimism Grows as Politician

By Sasha Cekerevac for Investment Contrarians

One of the most difficult concepts for both retail and professional investors and analysts is the incorporation of transitory or one-time events into information regarding economic growth and job creation.

What do I mean? There are many moving parts in the economy. Not all data can be compared on an equivalent basis. Even year-over-year data comparisons should incorporate far more variables.

As an example, recent data on both economic growth and job creation over the past six months have confused many professionals due to the many uncertainties affecting consumers and businesses.

We had the election, the fiscal cliff debate, and heated arguments by politicians on major structural issues, all of which created confusion with the data.

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