Why bond yields mattered in September
A market report describes a particular time.
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In this lesson: Identify the market pressures and the data investors were awaiting.
Grammar in this story: An ongoing past action
Investors were watching
Were watching is the past continuous. It describes what investors were doing around the time of the dated report.
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State the date and the information investors were waiting for.
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On 29 September, investors were watching coming US inflation and jobs data.
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