Quarter Days and the Economic Outlook

Notes on the Week Ahead by Dr. David Kelly

May 4, 202614:31Business

In 19th century English novels, so-called “quarter days” often provided a chronological backdrop to the plot. A relic of medieval times, the quarter days were Lady Day (March 25th), Midsummer Day (June 24th), Michaelmas...

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