We define nowcasting as the prediction of the present, the very near future and the very recent past. Crucial in this … collected at low frequency and published with long delays. Until recently, nowcasting had received very little attention by the … basis of simple models. We argue that the nowcasting process goes beyond the simple production of an early estimate as it …

This paper performs a fully real-time nowcasting (forecasting) exercise of US real gross domestic product (GDP) growth … nowcasting performance. Similarly to Giannone et al. pseudo realtime results, we find that the precision of the nowcasts …

This paper performs a fully real-time nowcasting (forecasting) exercise of US real gross domestic product (GDP) growth … nowcasting performance. Analogously to Giannone et al. (2008) pseudo real-time results, we find that the precision of the …

Nowcasting has been a challenge in the recent economic crisis. We introduce the Toll Index, a new monthly indicator for …