Chatter that the US government will further tighten restrictions on chip exports to China was cited as a factor, though it was a light news day overall. Growth ... economic data will be released ...

Tariffs, major weather events and even political bias have obscured trends and challenged experts to figure out the takeaways.

The 25-page report is an interesting read, particularly if you have taken a basic course in econometrics or statistics ... part of aggregate GDP growth, growth in night lights would also tend ...