Wall St Week Ahead Battle for White House comes into sharper focus for Wall Street. (PART-2)

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Biden may be benefiting from historical tendencies. According to figures provided by LPL Financial, since Super Tuesday in 1976, the year-to-date gains of the S&P 500 before the primary have coincided with the election victory of the president's party eighty percent of the time.

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According to the company, the S&P 500 has been increasing in tandem with the ratings that Trump has received in national polls. "This economy is doing well—we'll see if Biden gets credit," said Jeff Buchbinder, president and chief stock analyst at LPL Financial.

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In order for the market to accurately forecast the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, it must first examine a large quantity of data pertaining to the economy in the near future.

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U.S. job growth was at an all-time high in February, according to figures released by the Labor Department on Friday. However, a higher unemployment rate and slower pay gains prevented a fall in the rate in June.

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Investors will wait until March 12 to see if the data on consumer prices in the United States has dropped inflation to the point where the authorities can reduce the cost of borrowing money. 

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 If it has, then investors will be able to make more informed decisions.

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According to a piece that was written by Jeff Schulze, who is the head of economic and market strategy at ClearBridge Investments.

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"Continued wage normalization and a weak CPI print next week could increase the FOMC's confidence that inflation is on track to return to target, potentially encouraging them to move forward with rate cuts."

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