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Households say yes (preliminary), while Wall Street economists says no: Figure 1: Year-on-Year CPI inflation (bold black), U.Michigan February survey mean (prel.) (light blue square), WSJ January survey mean (red triangle), all in %. Source: BLS, U.Michigan, WSJ, and author’s calculations. While consumer inflation expectations (from the U.Michigan survey) are typically significantly biased upward, over 2025, the mean error is -0.2%, and is not statistically significantly different from zero. This entry was posted on February 8, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.
“Thank you San Francisco. You’ve been great hosts this week, but tonight belongs to the Seahawks and the 12s,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The Seattle Seahawks manhandled the New England Patriots for a 29-13 win in Super Bowl LX. This is the Seahawks’ second Super Bowl victory and their first since 2013. Seattle’s defense looked ferocious in this win. They forced three turnovers and also scored a touchdown on a 44-yard interception return. Running back Kenneth Walker III was named the Super Bowl MVP, making him the first running back to take home the award since Terrell Davis did…
These are the three kittens that were found abandoned in the freezing cold in Columbus, Ohio. They were taken to the humane society and are doing much better.COLUMBUS, OHIO – Three kittens are on the mend after being found abandoned in the freezing cold at a state park in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.A good Samaritan reached out to the Fayette Regional Humane Society after finding two kittens at the base of a tree, while another was seen clinging to a branch 25 to 30 feet in the air, and was too frightened to come down.PHOTOS: FIRST RESPONDERS RESCUE SWAN FROM…
As the Winter Olympics kick off in northern Italy, geopolitical tensions are palpable. From unconventional protests against the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to heated debates on Russia’s ostensible ban from competing, international politics is puncturing the veneer of global sportsmanship associated with the Games. Of course, political realities have never been fully suspended at the Olympics. On the more extreme end of the spectrum, consider the 1936 Winter Games—which, according to Paul Hockenos, “offer an even more dramatic vantage point on Nazi ideology” than Germany’s better-known Summer Olympics that year. Or recall the U.S.-led boycott of…
Ukraine may forfeit access to more than $115 billion in international aid due to stalled reforms and missed commitments under IMF and EU programs, according to a new report from the RRR4U think tank consortium. Despite the IMF approving a new support program in late 2025, Ukraine is showing what analysts called a “sharply negative trend” in meeting its obligations — putting vital financing at risk. IMF program ‘on hold’ as benchmarks slip The IMF’s $8.2 billion package remains effectively frozen, the experts said, due to Ukraine’s failure to meet several agreed “prior actions” — reforms that were to be…
The League8:00 PMFebruary 8, 2026Regular Season – 23Mestalla StadiumReferee: Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Valencia World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Real Madrid World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.44Expected goals (xG)1.00Passing279 (79%)Accurate passes492 (89%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 1 G Stole Dimitrievski 6.6 14 D José Luis Gayà (C) 6.3 3 D Jose Copete 88′ 6.2 24 D Eray Comert 6.7 4 D Unai Nunez 7.0 7 M…
D’Angelo Russell became a Wizard in last week’s Anthony Davis trade, but his time with the team may be brief. General manager Will Dawkins said the Wizards have been in contact with Russell and his agents, though the veteran guard will not report to the team for now “as we try to figure out what’s […] The post D’Angelo Russell skips Wizards appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
An active, wintry pattern is quickly returning to parts of New England and the Northeast, with the system forecast to move through Tuesday into Wednesday morning. While snow totals are expected to be generally light, it will contribute to the existing surplus and likely lead to travel disruptions to start the week.After a brief break, an active, wintry pattern is quickly returning to parts of New England and the Northeast, and it could create travel disruptions in much of the region.This winter season has already brought above-average snowfall to the area and although snow totals are expected to be generally…
Have the article read by OpenAI (Beta). Please note that AI translations may take some time to process. Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic tier, amid a tumultuous period for global trade. In a joint statement, Vietnam and EU stressed “the importance of a partnership based on common interests and shared values of peace, security, and prosperity in a rules-based international order, based on international law.” Though US tariffs were not explicitly mentioned, at a press briefing held after meeting Vietnamese President Luong CuongEuropean Council President…
BLS will release (w/delay) on Wednesday. Until then, we have ADP (which underwent benchmarking). Using ADP data (2022M01-2025M12) to extrapolate the implied preliminary benchmark, we have the following picture: Figure 1: Implied benchmark revision of private nonfarm payroll employment (bold black), ADP regression based nowcast (blue square), +/- 1 std error band (gray line), Bloomberg consensus of 2/7/2026 (inverted red triangle), all in 000’s, s.a. Source: BLS December release, BLS, ADP January release, and author’s calculations. The goodness of fit of a regression in first differences deteriorates substantially with the revision in the ADP series (the adj-R2 is about 0.50…