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That’s a title of a Bloomberg article, coming right after the Trump (temporary?) retreat on Greenland related tariffs. Economic Policy…

Typical reporting of overall economic output is based on the expenditure approach — that is measuring spending on final goods…

Official vs. Implied Preliminary, Powell conjecture to preliminary, Early Benchmark, CPS adjusted to NFP concept, and Quarterly Census of Employment…

Mass deportation is often framed as a pro‑worker policy. Remove unauthorized immigrants, the argument goes, and native wages will rise…

Here’s a picture: Figure 1: Manufacturing capacity utilization, % (blue, left scale), and manufacturing production index (tan, right log scale).…

On this post by Kevin Corcoran, frequent commentator Steve writes: “Is there a health care system in the world that…

Today, we’re fortunate to have a guest contribution by Jeffrey FriedenProfessor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science at…

Trump takes military action off the table (for the nonce): Source: TradingEconomics, accessed 11am CT on 1/21/2026. The VIX has…

The IMF estimates Ukraine’s financing gap for 2026–2027 at about $63 billion, but this is based on an optimistic 4.5%…

by Calculated Risk on 1/06/2026 10:54:00 AM This graph shows heavy truck sales since 1967 using data from the BEA.…