The paper "Kalshi and the Rise of Macro Markets" analyzes the effectiveness of Kalshi's forecasting markets as tools for measuring macroeconomic expectations in real time.
It highlights:
- Unlike surveys, which can quickly become outdated, these markets offer high-frequency data and continuous updates.
- The authors demonstrate that Kalshi's forecasts are as accurate as those of professional analysts (such as the Bloomberg consensus) and, in some cases (such as the main CPI), show a statistically significant improvement.
- The solution responds quickly to macroeconomic developments and monetary policy signals that the data misses.
BASICALLY, they are saying that KALSHI provides BETTER DATA than the FED HAS available!!!
Makes sense to me