On the other hand, sometimes economists have a tougher time reaching a general agreement on a number which causes the range of forecasts to be wider. The median number may still be the same as the first scenario but the range is wider meaning that economists cannot come to a strong agreement on a number. Now if there is a surprise in the news report from the consensus, there will be less of an impact on the market since there wasn’t a strong agreement from the economists. The price may move with the surprise number initially but it will usually settle back down by the end of the day.
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