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0:37Intro. [Recording date: January 13, 2026.]Russ Roberts: Today is January 13th, 2026, and my guest is author Susan Cain. This…

Tensions in the Mideast cause a spike. One hour into futures trading:

Employment fell as EPU rose; production stalls as Geopolitical Risk spiked. Figure 1: Nonfarm payroll employment, 000’s (blue, left log…

At high frequency, the 10yr-3mo and 10yr-Fed funds spreads are shrinking: What to think of this? Typically, we decompose the…

Using the Cleveland Fed nowcast for February, y/y inflation will be 3%, instantaneous at 3.2%, 3.6% instantaneous using Goldman Sachs…

Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Irelandan independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication called…

GDO and GDP+. Figure 1: GDP advance (bold blue), GDP+ (red), GDO estimate (green), all Q/Q annualized growth rate, calculated…

Trade is not just about transactions. It’s about relationships and trust built and earned over time. Just over a year…

Today, we’re fortunate to have Willem Thorbecke, Senior Fellow at Japan’s Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) as…

Ukrainian Armor, which last year began producing Nato-calibre artillery shells, lost two manufacturing sites in 2022 as Russian forces over-ran…