Sources
What we publish
A published figure needs a primary source, a period, a unit and a date. Secondary reporting can provide context, but it does not replace the document of record.
- Report dateWhen the document was issued.
- Period endThe last day of the period described.
- Market dateA price day, if a price is even relevant.
Primary
SEC filings and exhibits, the company’s own IR when it is the origin, official regulator or statistical-agency releases, exchange or index-provider notices, and audited statements in the filing.
Secondary
Wires, blogs, newsletters, analyst notes, aggregators, and model summaries. If that is all we have, the claim stays labeled as still being verified or is left out.
Editorial standards
- No picks, return promises, fake bylines, or unnamed “sources say.”
- No “according to the 10-K” without the filing in hand.
- No CPI, staff PCE, unemployment series, or market odds without the matching primary source and period.
Primary source directory
- SEC EDGARCompany filings and exhibits
- U.S. TreasuryOfficial interest-rate tables
- Federal ReservePolicy statements, minutes and releases
- Bureau of Economic AnalysisGDP, income, spending and PCE releases
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsEmployment and price releases