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The just-announced trade “deal” (what’s the enforcement mechanism?) apparently covers pharmaceuticals. Where do we get most of our pharma (by…

I fear we have to admit it: there is not a single truly free country among the 200 or so…

Not that I’m complaining. From SCMP via Bloomberg: US and China are expected to extend their tariff truce by another…

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:Click on graph for larger image.• NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.93…

After renting for my entire adult life, I decided to buy my own home.  At the end of the summer,…

It’s usually in the Mid-Session Reviewwhich comes out in July. But no table of forecasts is included this year (you…

by Calculated Risk on 7/26/2025 08:11:00 AM The key reports this week are the advance estimate of Q2 GDP and the…

Earlier this week, I posed the following problem in price theory. The government imposes a binding price ceiling on oranges.…

Or at least Long Beach and LA: Figure 1: Inbound loaded TEU’s at Long Beach and LA ports, n.s.a. (black,…

by Calculated Risk on 7/25/2025 10:56:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Final Look at Local Housing…