coolhand
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I thought the bond market's reaction to that was odd, with yields falling sharply and moving to another multi-month low.
The bond market doesn't believe the propaganda.
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I thought the bond market's reaction to that was odd, with yields falling sharply and moving to another multi-month low.
CNBC’s Rick Santelli joins ‘Squawk Box’ to break down the third reading of Q3 real GDP, initial jobless claims and Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey.
Third quarter real GDP was revised lower, but it was still a heady 4.9% (Briefing.com consensus 5.2%) versus the second estimate of 5.2% and 2.1% in the second quarter.The GDP Price Deflator was revised down to 3.3% (Briefing.com consensus 3.6%) from 3.6% in the second estimate and 1.7% in the second quarter.
GDP, a measure of all the goods and services produced, increased at a 3.3% annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2023. Wall Street had been looking for a 2% gain.
The U.S. economy for all of 2023 accelerated at a 2.5% annualized pace, well ahead of the Wall Street outlook at the beginning of the year for few if any gains and better than the 1.9% increase in 2022.
A strong pace of consumer spending helped drive the expansion, as did government spending.
Gross domestic product, a broad measure of goods and services produced in the January-through-March period, increased at a 1.6% annualized pace, below the 2.4% estimate.
The personal consumption expenditures price index, a key inflation variable for the Federal Reserve, rose at a 3.4% annualized pace for the quarter, its biggest gain in a year.
Consumer spending increased 2.5% in the period, down from a 3.3% gain in the fourth quarter and below the 3% Wall Street estimate.
Real gross domestic product increased at a 2.8% annualized pace in the second quarter, above the 2.1% forecast.
The personal consumption expenditures price index, a key measure for the Fed, rose 2.6% for the quarter, down from the 3.4% move in Q1. Core PCE prices were up 2.9%, down from 3.7%.
However, the report also indicated that the personal savings rate continues to decelerate, at 3.5% for the quarter, compared with 3.8% in Q1.
US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a solid 3% annual rateThe U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday in an upgrade of its initial assessment.
Q2 GDP - Third Estimate
Actual: 3.0%
B.com Cons: 3.0%
Prior: 3.0%
Gross domestic product fell at a 0.3% annualized pace, largely pushed by a surge in imports ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Imports soared 41.3%, driven by a 50.9% increase in goods. Imports subtract from GDP, so the contraction in growth may not be viewed as negatively given the potential for the trend to reverse.
The report provided cross signals for the Fed. While the negative growth number might push the central bank to consider lowering interest rates, inflation readings could give policymakers pause.