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Can Walmart help the Fed harness real-time U.S. economic data? We’re about to find out.

The Federal Reserve named a former Walmart CEO to a task force to develop contemporaneous data on spending, inflation and growth.

Can Walmart help the Fed harness real-time U.S. economic data? We’re about to find out.

Published July 9, 2026 · Category: Finance

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The Federal Reserve named a former Walmart CEO to a task force to develop contemporaneous data on spending, inflation and growth.

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Originally published at www.marketwatch.com.

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