As we noted earlier, the Atlanta Fed waited until the market close to reveal its most dire GDP estimate yet: a paltry 0.6%, matching the 0.6% recorded during the "harsh winter" first quarter: one could be forgiven to think that during today's already chaotic selloff, the last thing traders and algos needed was news that US economic growth had ground to a virtual halt.
Moments ago the Atlanta Fed was kind enough to explain the reason behind this surprising delay for a report it usually releases before noon. The answer: "technical delays" and "nothing nefarious."
@zerohedge Apologies for the late-day data release. Nothing more nefarious than technical difficulties, which we believe have been resolved.
— Atlanta Fed (@AtlantaFed) January 15, 2016
Thanks for the explanation.