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From the CPI release: Figure 1: CPI – food at home (black), ERS forecast of January 2025…

Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Friday: • At 10:00 AM, University of Michigan’s Consumer…

The debate over Robert Triffin’s famous “dilemma” continues to animate policymakers and commentators. Stephen Miran, a leading economic advisor to…

That’s the title of my keynote talk at the 27th INFER conference (Rome)an excellent exchange of ideas…

by Calculated Risk on 9/10/2025 08:11:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Thursday:• At…

Can a zoning meeting help rush hour traffic? According to Alain Bertaud, urban building regulations can indeed have a major…

Or, why should a bunch of ICE agents running amok in a Hyundai-LG factory have an impact…

by Calculated Risk on 9/09/2025 08:16:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Wednesday:• At…

Soon after the Wall Street Journal published Phil Gramm’s and my warning of the destructiveness of President Trump’s steel and…

If you think that’s Kevin Hassett opining, you’d be wrong. It’s actually CEA Chair Ed Lazear on May 8, 2008.…