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USEPUINDXD · FRED

Economic Policy Uncertainty index

Baker-Bloom-Davis. CC BY 4.0 — commercial use permitted. Unusually clean licensing for this registry.

Latest reading

160.6

Index · observation 2026-10-01, published 2026-10-02

Last 24 observations.

Signal

−1.34

Recession-like. A weaker block can only raise the probability.

Use
In model: block 14 score
Model input
the level as published
Direction
A rising value raises recession risk.

Where it fits

Uncertainty, Sentiment & Text: Quantify uncertainty shocks and narrative shifts. The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.

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