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GDP Shocker: Atlanta Fed Calculates Q1 Growth Of Only 1.2%
While every other word from talking-heads and policy-makers relates various anecdotes (or simple lies) about US economic growth, The Atlanta Fed appears to have taken a 'data-dependent' perspective on the real economy (as opposed to smoke and mirrors). Based on their GDPNow "nowcasting" model, The Atlanta Fed projects Q1 2015 GDP growth os just 1.2% (less than half current sell-side economist consensus) and getting weaker...
As The Atlanta Fed explains...
The growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) is a key indicator of economic activity, but the official estimate is released with a delay. Our new GDPNow forecasting model provides a "nowcast" of the official estimate prior to its release.
The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2015 was 1.2 percent on March 2, down from 1.7 percent on February 26. The nowcasts for first-quarter real residential and nonresidential structures investment and for real state and local government spending all declined following this morning's construction spending release from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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This forecast from The Atlanta Fed is less than half consensus... and not even we were bearish enouogh....
January Construction spending -1.1%, Exp. +0.3%. Q1 GDP < 2% on this
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 2, 2015
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Of course, none of this matters for stocks...
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As it appears, just as we noted previously - thanks to Jim Bullard, that stocks believe there will be no rate hike and Fed exuberance will continue Japan-like for years/decades to come.
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Yea, yea, yea. Did you buy todays dip in the US Stock Indices
Just give them somne crack, they will change it to be in line with the leading crack smoker economists...
How fucking bad must things be when they cannot get at least 3-5% out of a shitty manipulated metric such as this one after goosing the money supply so much the chart looks like a moonshot.
I mean seriously, every time this turd rises in the water the slightest bit people are ecstatic.
But it is still just a turn, no matter what you put in the punchbowl.
pods
Of course it is a turd. But it is a floating turd. Incapable of sinking.
Like 9/11 it's the turd that will not flush.
I guess the President of the Atlanta Fed will begetting the Boris Nemstov treatment from the regime.
I would suggest using public transportation and hiring a food taster as this forecast is against the official narrative.
anything short of a negative Q1 GDP print is utter bullshit. This is the Fed being optimistic, as usual.
someone has to be the 1st to adjust the narrative, Atlanta Fed became that guinea pig.
Fear Not, Recovery is JUST around the Corner, because the Stock Market is a leading Indicator and all that glitters is APPL and .. and ... Were are my Meds
GDP = Gross Depressing Poop
Revised to -1.2% soon.
Look!, It snowed a lot and it was very, very cold........
Fuck the US media complex , Fuck Obama , Fuck the FED and get the N-Fuck out of Ukrain.
did you see this?
The German government says western powers have decided that Russian sanctions will only be removed if the Minsk agreement is respected in its entiretyIt will happen soon. EU Stocks will be looking sporty with GDP numbers going up and the Draghi buying spree. Bonus is Obama and Nuland being told to stick their Ukraine aganda.
We can only "beat expectations" from here... BULLISH!
YAY this should send the DOW to 18,500
Shit on toast. . Bullish, as the lower chart proves beyond doubt.
Obamacare and taxes killing the sheeple.
It's only a shock to the sheep and if I were the Atlanta bunch I would stay away from nailguns right now.
There hasn't been such a downward revision of economic numbers since...1Q 2014.
Well why doesn't the good and honorable people of American business and the government do something about this?
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"Fed (irrational) exuberance" it seems
Greenspan in 1996 when the dow was at 6k mentioned something about "irrational exuberance of the stock market..lol
It really doesn't matter. The Fed must unload the balence sheet, for a profit. So stocks will tank soon, treasuries will rally. Fed hands over a few trillion to treasury, hey gotta take care of the boomers somehow. :)
The whole Syria proxy war is dirty. She had proof and they killed her.
New Anonymous op as White House still ignores murder of American reporter Serena Shim in Turkey
UN Chief: Israel may have purposely targeted UN base in Lebanon, killing Spanish soldier – VIDEO
yepper, looks like they need roll out a new 'adjustment'.
heh heh
not gonna argue
jibes with my US enters a recession no later than Q1 2015 call
goldman sachs & redbook same store retail sales out this morning for last week ... both weak and below expectations
Wait...I just read a prop puff peice....errr....'well researched article' in the Vall Strasse Journal the other day about the sheepistanis were finally returning to big box retail stores.
Of course this is complete horseshit, but my have been sourced on the fact that I did buy a shopvac at Target last week.
I am beginning to think various PR organs of the state are doing a razzle dazzle in the MSM echo chamber to keep all in state of confusion.
Howewver, I read your previous and you are on target - Q1 and 2 will barely positive. Only question is how is Q3 and 4 turning upsidedown negative.
Recession this time next year. Market tanks starting April or so after GDP and Q 1 Earnings SURPRISE!!!!! Then down hill and more QE as the Fed panics from the surprises. More Zombie land ahead. Don't forget to buy the dips.
Speaking of which - look for the Plunge Protection Group to be out full force at Zombie purge.
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EIA weekly crude inventory out tomorrow morning ... will the glut get gluttier??
I still believe strongly that the Fed must normalize actually.
Krugman says it's time to burn Atlanta to the ground again. That will be bullish for "growth".
Fucking morons.
The bankers need to repay us.
Denny Lockhart better get out the white out and rainbow-colored crayons to start making some prettier revisions...!!
Otherwise, he may want to be very careful getting in and out of the shower, driving his car, eating in restaurants, wiping his ass, etc... he could become very accident prone....
ISM Services tomorrow should wake some people up
Will it be the real number or the shadow number or the fake number
3 card Monte
Lets be honest though, nothing is going to happen if they miss expectations just like nothing happened in Febrary with ~90% misses and several ATHs.
The fed isn't going to say now that they aren't going to raise rates in June-Sep, and in June-Sep they'll find a new word for patience. This will all work until it doesn't anymore so really we're just waiting for whatever event makes people engage in enough retrospection realize that the last several years were smoke and mirrors.
I think you hit it on the head. "Nothing is going to happen". Indeed.
#Winning!
But the GDP Wow number will be so much better when we get it.
wha? ... bu ... ! ... but QTR3 2014 ... ! ... wees woz home 'n hosed for the recovery winter!!!
Target to lay off 1000's. I guess my shopvac buy didn't save them.
But they are predicting +10 rev growth next year. No doubt due stock buybacks.
Another one drinks the Kool Aid
Its kind of like the union mentality. Half the workers lost their jobs but the ones still working are WINNING. I plan on trying the modern path to profitability in my small business and simply fire my employees and stop paying my bills and see just how high I can get my profitability. I'm convinced I will be killing it! If I could only IPO at the peak.
A shocker for all but ZH readers. The economy cannot continue to function with interest rates at near zero or negative. Add inflation, it's even worse. It can't continue long when human labor measured in man hours, which is the real money, is valued negatively.
Why? The harder I work the farther behind i become. It makes perfect sense to me. I should quit while I'm behind, or before I get further behind.
Negative interest=negative growth=negative income
Run hamsters...RUN! ;-)
I can't wait for the smiting to begin.
I brought the GDPNow info and the FactSet Earning numbers to the attention of several media sources including CNBS. So far no one other than ZeroHedge has acknowledged the data.
Guess it bursts too many bubbles. Ignorant F*cks would rather lead the sheeple to slughter with the raw-raw BTFD spinheads.