Atlanta Fed Waits Until The Close To Reveal 0.6% Q4 GDP Estimate | Zero Hedge

Atlanta Fed Waits Until The Close To Reveal 0.6% Q4 GDP Estimate | Zero Hedge:



 "The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2015 is 0.6 percent on January 15, down from 0.8 percent on January 8. The forecast for fourth quarter real consumer spending growth fell from 2.0 percent to 1.7 percent after this morning's retail sales report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the industrial production release from the Federal Reserve.
 



 As a reminder 0.6% is how much the US economy "grew" by in the revised Q1 2015 quarter when the "harsh weather" was blamed for unleashing hell on US GDP. Whose fault will it be this time? 


Worse, it means that Yellen raised rates in a quarter in which the US economy may well end up contracting in nominal terms.

Finally, perhaps the fact that the Atlanta Fed waited as long as it did, is confirmation that bad news for the economy is now bad news for stocks, at least until the Fed does fold and either cut or launch more QE."



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