But your beliefs could still be biased, and they might not affect actual outcomes much, so some caution is warranted here. Trends are also invisible Much of economic forecasting and analysis is all about extracting signal from noise. It's about abstracting from the temporary bumps and one-offs that pervade economic data, and getting at the trend.
Page 7 of 10  the workforce, while the ability to find a job often provides the main chance to escape poverty for an individual and his or her family. Declining job opportunities would therefore risk aggravating the incidence of such poverty. Arguably, many of the channels described above operate through investor sentiment and financial asset prices, including the exchange rate of the rand.