Economic data can often be both 'worse' and 'good' 🌦️

Plus a charted review of the macro crosscurrents 🔀

📉The stock market declined last week, with the S&P 500 shedding 1.4% to end at 6,836.17. The index is now down 2.0% from its Jan. 27 closing high of 6,978.60 and down 0.1% year-to-date. Is this bad? Read: 2026 could be crappy for the stock market, and that would be normal 📉

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An economic metric can simultaneously be getting worse and be good. It can als…