What you tweet might tell Yellen it is time to raise rates
Fed economists are looking into non-traditional data to improve the accuracy and timeliness of their forecasts
Washington
YOUR Google search or a tweet about your job is part of a vast trove of private economic information that might help Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen and her colleagues get a more complete picture of where the economy is headed.
Economists at the Fed are looking into whether non-traditional data could improve the accuracy and timeliness of the forecasts that they put before monetary policy decision makers every six weeks or so. First, though, they want to be satisfied about the quality and reliability of the information.
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