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Guides
4 articles
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Leading economic indicators explained: what they signal
What leading economic indicators are, the ten components of the Conference Board index, how coincident and lagging gauges differ, and how to read their signals.
Guide
How GDP is measured: the GDP report, step by step
How the Bureau of Economic Analysis measures GDP: what it counts, real versus nominal, three estimates per quarter, annual rates and how to read the GDP report.
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How the jobs report works: payrolls and unemployment
How the monthly jobs report is built: the employer payroll survey, the household survey, who counts as unemployed, why figures are revised and how to read both.
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Economic calendar: key US data releases explained
A plain-English guide to the economic calendar: which agencies publish US data, how release schedules work, and how to read each entry before the numbers land.