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Civilian employment adjusted to NFP concept is diving (after retroactive application of 2026 population controls to January 2026 data), as…

We are launching a new project, “Public Investment Watchdog”, with the support of the European Union. As part of the…

This is the latest in our series of posts in our series on price theory problems with Professor Bryan Cutsinger.…

What’s the betting on closure by March 31? According to Polymarketit’s 82% right now… Source: Polymarket5 March 2026, 9pm CT.…

Over winter break, I was back in Massachusetts visiting family for the holidays. The conversation turned toward the difference in…

It’s already quite low: Figure 1: U.Michigan Consumer Sentiment (blue), Conference Board Confidence Index (brown), Gallup Confidence Rate (green), all…

Somewhat surprisingly, VIX remains relatively low.

/s/ owner of internal combustion engine passenger vehicle… And here are three months of RBOB futures (April 2026 settlement): If…

Question: The U.S. Federal Reserve differs from most government agencies in two important ways. First, the Federal Reserve determines its…

From notes for PA854 (before AD-AS chapter), to be discussed tomorrow: Assume the price level is sticky in the short…