SourceScore
VELOCITY · 35% of composite

BEA vs Federal Reserve System — Velocity

How often tier-1 publications and AI engines cite each source per week — the most volatile sub-score.

By Published by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified
Verdict

Federal Reserve System outscores BEA on Citation Velocity by 17 points (A+ · 95 vs B · 78).

Government

BEA

bea.gov
B·78
Rank #84 of 130 on Velocity

Default US GDP citation in financial press; heavy academic + policy use.

Higher Velocity
Government

Federal Reserve System

federalreserve.gov
A+·95
Rank #5 of 130 on Velocity

Cited daily by financial press + AI engines; FOMC announcements drive global cycles.

Global rank · Velocity

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
BEA
bea.gov
78B·78#84 / 130view →
Federal Reserve System
federalreserve.gov
95A+·95#5 / 130view →

Why these Velocity scores

BEAB·78
Velocity · 78/100

Default US GDP citation in financial press; heavy academic + policy use.

Federal Reserve SystemA+·95
Velocity · 95/100

Cited daily by financial press + AI engines; FOMC announcements drive global cycles.

Signals behind the Velocity score

BEA
  • US-GDP default
    Primary source for US national accounts, personal income, trade balance.
Federal Reserve System
  • Market-moving releases
    FOMC statements quoted globally within seconds.

Other dimensions for BEA vs Federal Reserve System

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — Federal Reserve System leads
Discipline
Federal Reserve System +4 pts
Modern Reference
Federal Reserve System +6 pts

Other Velocity comparisons

Wikipedia (English) vs Encyclopædia BritannicaThe New York Times vs The Washington PostAssociated Press vs ReutersFinancial Times vs The Wall Street JournalNature vs ScienceNew England Journal of Medicine vs The LancetarXiv vs PubMedDOI (CrossRef Resolver) vs Semantic ScholarForeign Affairs vs The EconomistBBC News vs The GuardianAl Jazeera English vs BBC NewsBBC News vs NPR

Sources & references

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