backward-looking

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However the figures are less likely to influence markets due to their backward-looking nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

That view has flipped, the analyst says, with geopolitics now overshadowing backward-looking 1Q results, though he says singled-out “outsized surprises” are still possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The delay is "a worryingly backward-looking political signal", while "any security gain is far from guaranteed", Beatrice Petrovich, senior energy analyst at energy think tank Ember, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“If the honest answer is no, the regret is emotional, not financial. If the answer is yes, then it becomes a forward-looking investment decision, not a backward-looking mistake.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

This backward-looking astronomer had been born in 1611, which perhaps explains his old-fashioned attitude, and christened Johann Höwelcke, but Latinized his name to Johannes Hevelius.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin