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One of the myriad of justifications given for Trump’s love of tariffs is that they are actually a negotiating tool…

It’s not smaller than this point in 2024: Source: CBO, Monthly Budget Review: May 2025.

by Calculated Risk on 6/09/2025 08:07:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates a Hair Lower to…

0:37Intro. [Recording date: May 20, 2025.]Russ Roberts: Today is May 20th, 2025, and my guest is economist Noah Smith. Noah’s…

ICE raids are concentrated in blue states, including CA, NY. These states account for about 22% of national GDP, at…

by Calculated Risk on 6/08/2025 08:07:00 AM From Dodge Data Analytics: Dodge Momentum Index Increases 4% in MayThe Dodge Momentum…

by Billy Binion, Reason, June 5, 2025. Excerpt: The gist is simple. That issue focused “on what appears to many…

Remember, we’ve got tariff *pauses* (pl.), OBBB, debt ceiling limit, etc. Do you expect the folks in the present administration…

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:Click on graph for larger image.• Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Serious…

I don’t want to sound too paternalistic, but one thing should be said: poor Elon Musk played a game he…