May 30, 2019

Q1 GDP Revisions a Bit of a Mixed Bag

A bit of good news, bad news. Bad news…Q1 GDP was revised lower from 3.2% to 3.1%. Good news…consensus expectations were targeting a revision down to 3.0%. The fear was that the current US administration’s escalation of trade war and tariffs would hit the economy harder than it did but the US consumer came in to save the day. Consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of the economy, grew 1.3%, topping projections for an unrevised 1.2% though still the slowest in a year.

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Mike Shorr

Since 1994, Michael has been an on-the-floor market maker, Vice-President of Interest Rate Derivatives for Knight Financial Products and Director of Education and Options Instructor at Trading Advantage. He makes the oftentimes complex world of options and trading accessible to the novice and advanced trader alike. Michael has a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and Finance from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. He presently is Director, Trader Education at ProsperTradingAcademy.

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