M August 8, 2024 04:01 AM GMT Thematic Thursday | North America Is It Really the Economy, Stupid? 3-minute read, ~580 words Our Thematic Insights in just a few minutes. Want more? Reach out or click the links below. We think it's a reasonable question given that the economy is typically a top concern for voters heading into elections – a heuristic memorialized by political strategist James Carville's axiom that "it's the economy, stupid." The data last Friday accelerated market concerns about a slowing econ ...