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19. "...U.S. economy grew at a 1.4% annualized rate in Q4." Remember...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:44 AM

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We're talking about the government's fiscal quarters which are different from most corporations (and your) fiscal quarters/year.

Q4 is the period 01 July to 30 Sept.
So this data is more than 4-months old.

Q1 (Oct, Nov, Dec) should be "interesting" in the Chinese sense of the word.

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