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The Fed and Economic Indicators Are Lagging
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) and most mainstream economic indicators (like CPI, PCE, jobs reports, GDP growth) are inherently lagging tools. That means they reflect conditions that have already occurred, not what's unfolding in real-time. By the time inflation is reported, or job numbers are released, those changes happened weeks or months ago.
So when the Fed makes policy decisions (like raising or lowering interest rates), it’s responding to data that might already be outdated — like steering a car by only looking in the rearview mirror.
Markets React Before the Data Shows Anything
When news drops — like Trump announcing new tariffs — markets don't wait for the next round of CPI or earnings to show the damage. Instead, they price in expectations immediately. These reactions are mostly emotional, speculative, or algorithmic — not grounded in confirmed data yet.
What we’re seeing now in the markets is less about hard numbers and more about:
Anticipation of inflation or supply chain issues
Fear of retaliatory actions
Shifts in global capital flow
Speculators jumping ahead of potential Fed responses
So What’s Happening Now? If markets are moving hard after tariff news, it's not because indicators have confirmed damage — it's because everyone’s bracing. It's knee-jerk volatility — traders front-running what they think is coming, even if the data hasn’t caught up.
In short:
We're trading on vibes, not facts — at least not yet.
looks like a 5M support line, unlike last supertrend, maybe this one will give it a little space juice.
this is not financial advice.
