Journal Article
Tracking the U.S. Economy with Nowcasts
Abstract: The Federal Open Market Committee wants its interest-rate decisions to be data-dependent. But until the past several years, much of the statistical information available?not just to the FOMC, but anyone?had come from reports that looked backward at conditions from the previous month or even quarter. New models developed by economists allow for forecasting of conditions in the current quarter as reports arrive on a day-to-day basis?as in now. Hence, ?nowcasts.?
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Part of Series: The Regional Economist
Publication Date: 2016
Issue: April
Order Number: 1-3