Any two series in the database
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Pick any two of the 400 longest series, from any of the 18 sources, and GLOVIZ pairs them on time and plots one against the other. Correlation is computed server-side over the matched points; Orbit's Correlations tool opens on the time chart so you can see the same question two ways. Correlation is not causation, and the point of this page is how easy it is to find a convincing coincidence.
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Moderate negative · r = -0.69244 matched observations
US 2-year Treasury yield and Consumer price index POLFRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis against International Monetary Fund · two axes, one time line
Sources: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, International Monetary Fund
One against the other44 points, matched on the nearest shared timestamp
Sources: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, International Monetary Fund
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