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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…

Today, I continue on the previously explored theme on how economics can create reactions others might find as odd. In…

Compared to Taylor rule, according the to the Atlanta Fed Taylor rule utility. Figure 1: Fed funds implied by Taylor…

by Calculated Risk on 7/24/2025 04:21:00 PM From J.D. Power: New-Vehicle Retail Sales Up 4.1% for July and Consumer Spending…

Recently, co-bloggers Scott Sumner and Kevin Corcoran had a series of excellent posts on causation, coincidence, and identities (Scott’s post…

On June 7, President Trump federalized the California National Guard and deployed troops to LA. This followed instances of aggressively…