Economic Indicators & Bloomberg Terminal Functions

Vocabulary flashcards covering core economic indicators and Bloomberg Terminal functions discussed in the lecture notes.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

The total market value of all finished goods and services produced within a country; a primary gauge of economic health that is typically released quarterly.

Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

A monthly U.S. employment report that measures the change in the number of paid workers excluding farm employees; a major market-moving data point.

PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index)

A survey-based indicator of manufacturing or services activity; prized for its timeliness and closely watched by policymakers and investors.

Economic Surprise Model

A tool that compares actual economic data releases with consensus expectations to measure positive or negative surprises and their potential market impact.

Recession (Technical Definition)

A period in which a nation’s GDP declines for two consecutive quarters.

JUH

Bloomberg Terminal function that streams real-time news headlines.

ECOD

Bloomberg economic calendar displaying upcoming data releases and events.

ECST

Bloomberg function that provides historical economic data in context-rich charts.

ECOS

Bloomberg page showing consensus economic estimates and related analytics.

ECFC

Bloomberg survey of forecasters, offering forward-looking projections for key economic indicators.

GD

Bloomberg graphing tool for price charts, trend analysis, and market pattern recognition.

ESUS

Bloomberg function tracking changes in the U.S. economy and financial markets through a set of indicators.

ECTR

Bloomberg function focused on trade data, highlighting export and import trends.