MBS Day Ahead: Why GDP is Seldom a Big Market Mover

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GDP is released 3 times over 3 months beginning on the month that follows the quarter in question. In other words, Q2 (April-June) is first reported in July. The first revision is reported today (it's still August, right?). GDP always sounds like a big market mover, largely because it's the broadest and, perhaps, most widely recognized economic indicator out there, but it's breadth is its downfall in terms of relevance. Calculating and revising such a broad measurement requires time. It also sacrifices granularity and specificity relative to more focused reports. As such, GDP is already a very late report in its first ("Advance") release. After all, we're getting numbers from April, May, and June in today's report. That was a long time ago when it comes to econ...(read more)

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