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US Q1 GDP numbers and Interest Rate rises?

michaels
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32931189
The US economy shrank 0.7% in the first three months of 2015, compared to the same period last year.
Is this in any way true, I thought US GDP figures were Q on previous Q change at an annual rate?

Whatever the actual figures are, does this mean that the end of zirp in the US is pushed back again?
I think....

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  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
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    Probably. It'll depend on Non Farm Payroll figures confirming whether this is a symptom of the bad winter or of economic malaise IMHO.
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    The biggest drag on GDP has been the trade balance, which has been negatively affected by the stronger USD.

    Yellen would have had a good idea of what these numbers were going to show before she made recent comments.
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • pertgave
    pertgave Posts: 52 Forumite
    GoodNews: As a whole, the Euro-zone looks set to have grown slightly faster than major international rivals such as UK and the USA in Q1 2015.

    RealityCheck Q1 2015 GDP growth: Spain +0.9%, France +0.6, Italy +0.3 over previous quarter, while growth in the UK and Germany slowed to +0.3%.
  • Generali
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    .9% per quarter for a developed country is pretty bloody good. .6% is probably around or even a little above trend for France.
  • michaels
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    QE, better than nitro :)
    I think....
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