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Central Banks' Information Edge Is Disappearing

Episode Central Banks' Information Edge Is Disappearing

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An August 31, 2026 study on arXiv shows that LLM agents with web search achieve accuracy on sixteen U.S. macroeconomic indicators comparable to the Federal Reserve's nowcasts and Bloomberg professional consensus. The information advantage that central banks have maintained since 1980 is eroding as macroeconomic analysis becomes a commodity available to anyone in real time.

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