The Numbers Don’t Lie—The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow Model Just Sounded the Alarm The Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow model just took a nosedive that should have every American paying attention. The model, which tracks real GDP growth in real-time, is now forecasting a 2.8% contraction for Q1 2025. Let me repeat that: ➡️ The U.S. economy is shrinking at an annualized rate of nearly 3%, and it’s only the first quarter of the year. This is not a slow decline. This is the kind of sudden drop-off you’d expect when someone yanks the emergency brake at full speed. Just days ago, the model was predicting a 1.5% decline—already bad enough. Now, it’s nearly double that. That kind of violent shift doesn’t…
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