EconReporter
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Independent journalist focusing on economics and global economy
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Here is my Standing Repo Facility & Repo Crisis live update page
which will help me capture the progress and changes in a more comprehensive manner~
which will help me capture the progress and changes in a more comprehensive manner~
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Here’s the piece the White House is threatening NY Fed economists over in case you wanna read it:
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? - Liberty Street Economics
Over the course of 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports increased from 2.6 to 13 percent. In this blog post, we ask how much of the tariffs were paid by the U.S., using import data through No...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Here’s the piece the White House is threatening NY Fed economists over in case you wanna read it:
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
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This open contempt makes me worried about what's going to happen to the research staff at the Fed's Board of Governors under the other Kevin.
February 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This open contempt makes me worried about what's going to happen to the research staff at the Fed's Board of Governors under the other Kevin.
I think constant comparison with Twitter is toxic for Bluesky development as centrists can easily say "this is no better than Twitter, not by a lot"
Bluesky's strength is it offers more possibilities in an open web. It is, for example, the best news app for me (not a perfect news app).
Bluesky's strength is it offers more possibilities in an open web. It is, for example, the best news app for me (not a perfect news app).
February 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I think constant comparison with Twitter is toxic for Bluesky development as centrists can easily say "this is no better than Twitter, not by a lot"
Bluesky's strength is it offers more possibilities in an open web. It is, for example, the best news app for me (not a perfect news app).
Bluesky's strength is it offers more possibilities in an open web. It is, for example, the best news app for me (not a perfect news app).
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Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raised $200M from Autodesk, part of a larger round; the companies are exploring integrating World Labs' AI models in Autodesk products (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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February 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raised $200M from Autodesk, part of a larger round; the companies are exploring integrating World Labs' AI models in Autodesk products (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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My dude. You're begging to get blocked. Nick is one of the best econ journalists out there. He's the voice of the Fed. If you dont like it, fine. Move along. Dont be a troll.
February 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My dude. You're begging to get blocked. Nick is one of the best econ journalists out there. He's the voice of the Fed. If you dont like it, fine. Move along. Dont be a troll.
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NEC Director Kevin Hassett calls for @newyorkfed.org researchers to be "disciplined" for a study that shows US companies bear nearly 90% of the Trump tariff burden.
Indeed, the NY Fed conclusion differs from the Kiel Institute, which estimates 94%; and the CBO, which estimates 95%...
Indeed, the NY Fed conclusion differs from the Kiel Institute, which estimates 94%; and the CBO, which estimates 95%...
February 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
NEC Director Kevin Hassett calls for @newyorkfed.org researchers to be "disciplined" for a study that shows US companies bear nearly 90% of the Trump tariff burden.
Indeed, the NY Fed conclusion differs from the Kiel Institute, which estimates 94%; and the CBO, which estimates 95%...
Indeed, the NY Fed conclusion differs from the Kiel Institute, which estimates 94%; and the CBO, which estimates 95%...
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After years of saying “it’s complicated" on our podcast, Soumaya and I finally put it simply and into a book.
How To Win a Trade War is now up for #WPreorder at @waterstones.bsky.social (25% off!!!)
📖 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...
How To Win a Trade War is now up for #WPreorder at @waterstones.bsky.social (25% off!!!)
📖 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 PM
After years of saying “it’s complicated" on our podcast, Soumaya and I finally put it simply and into a book.
How To Win a Trade War is now up for #WPreorder at @waterstones.bsky.social (25% off!!!)
📖 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...
How To Win a Trade War is now up for #WPreorder at @waterstones.bsky.social (25% off!!!)
📖 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...
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US January industrial production and manufacturing production both beat estimates. It's notable that factory production volumes bottomed in October 2024 and have risen steadily since. There's an enormous amount of noise that this series nicely brushes aside IMO.
February 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
US January industrial production and manufacturing production both beat estimates. It's notable that factory production volumes bottomed in October 2024 and have risen steadily since. There's an enormous amount of noise that this series nicely brushes aside IMO.
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Trump advisor and Fed chair also-ran Hassett wants researchers behind NY Fed paper that reached a conclusion on tariffs that runs against the political views of the administration "disciplined" for their work. Here's the paper: www.reuters.com/world/us/ny-...
February 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Trump advisor and Fed chair also-ran Hassett wants researchers behind NY Fed paper that reached a conclusion on tariffs that runs against the political views of the administration "disciplined" for their work. Here's the paper: www.reuters.com/world/us/ny-...
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Jan. #IndustrialProduction: Total +0.7%, Mfg. +0.6%, Utilities +2.1%, Mining -0.2%; #CapacityUtilization 76.2% www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17... #FedData
Federal Reserve Board - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization -
G.17
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
www.federalreserve.gov
February 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Jan. #IndustrialProduction: Total +0.7%, Mfg. +0.6%, Utilities +2.1%, Mining -0.2%; #CapacityUtilization 76.2% www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17... #FedData
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I was surprised by that graph showing our relative size to other communities last week. We are pretty small! (I think i read it right, but not positive)
February 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I was surprised by that graph showing our relative size to other communities last week. We are pretty small! (I think i read it right, but not positive)
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Japanese officials were eager to show progress before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s US visit in March, at which point they are reportedly considering making several additional investment announcements.
by @anaswanson.bsky.social & River Akira Davis
by @anaswanson.bsky.social & River Akira Davis
Trump Hails Japan’s First Batch of U.S. Investments
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Japanese officials were eager to show progress before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s US visit in March, at which point they are reportedly considering making several additional investment announcements.
by @anaswanson.bsky.social & River Akira Davis
by @anaswanson.bsky.social & River Akira Davis
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*MACRON SAYS SOCIAL MEDIA’S FREE SPEECH ARGUMENTS ARE ‘BULLSHIT’
February 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
*MACRON SAYS SOCIAL MEDIA’S FREE SPEECH ARGUMENTS ARE ‘BULLSHIT’
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US and Japan unveil the first three industrial projects in America, worth $36bn, to receive financing under a $550bn deal struck last year that protected Japanese companies from the worst of Trump’s tariffs.
by @urbandirt.bsky.social, @davidkeo.bsky.social & Harry Dempsey
by @urbandirt.bsky.social, @davidkeo.bsky.social & Harry Dempsey
US and Japan unveil first mega-projects under $550bn deal
Oil, natural gas and synthetic diamond facilities worth a combined $36bn mark crucial progress on pledged financing
www.ft.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
US and Japan unveil the first three industrial projects in America, worth $36bn, to receive financing under a $550bn deal struck last year that protected Japanese companies from the worst of Trump’s tariffs.
by @urbandirt.bsky.social, @davidkeo.bsky.social & Harry Dempsey
by @urbandirt.bsky.social, @davidkeo.bsky.social & Harry Dempsey
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🇬🇧 UK inflation falls sharply to 3% in January
This strengthens the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as its next meeting in March
BoE predicts that inflation will fall to around its 2% target from April
FT www.ft.com/content/5425...
This strengthens the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as its next meeting in March
BoE predicts that inflation will fall to around its 2% target from April
FT www.ft.com/content/5425...
February 18, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🇬🇧 UK inflation falls sharply to 3% in January
This strengthens the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as its next meeting in March
BoE predicts that inflation will fall to around its 2% target from April
FT www.ft.com/content/5425...
This strengthens the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as soon as its next meeting in March
BoE predicts that inflation will fall to around its 2% target from April
FT www.ft.com/content/5425...
Ok... I think we are close to a "sir, this is a Wendy's" moment in that discussion
February 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Ok... I think we are close to a "sir, this is a Wendy's" moment in that discussion
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ohhh its tax fraud
Ok funniest section tho. Our this-is-not-a-tax-scam tshirt etc etc
February 18, 2026 at 2:04 PM
ohhh its tax fraud
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Withdrawing from USMCA? Think again, Mr. President
My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com on why leaving the North American trade pact would be far more damaging to the US than Trump suggests www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com on why leaving the North American trade pact would be far more damaging to the US than Trump suggests www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Mexico Can Call Trump’s Bluff on Trade
Tensions over the revision of North America’s trade pact are escalating.
www.bloomberg.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Withdrawing from USMCA? Think again, Mr. President
My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com on why leaving the North American trade pact would be far more damaging to the US than Trump suggests www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com on why leaving the North American trade pact would be far more damaging to the US than Trump suggests www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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I think a core dysfunction here is that because ~everyone is a lib, the subset of posters who use microblogging for antisocial purposes don't have actual political opponents to target and a lot of them think the best substitute are writers at large publications
February 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I think a core dysfunction here is that because ~everyone is a lib, the subset of posters who use microblogging for antisocial purposes don't have actual political opponents to target and a lot of them think the best substitute are writers at large publications
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Yeah, I get that. I was never really a blocking type either and still don't block very often. I guess I've just come to realize that a lot of people on social media use it to be antisocial rather than social.
February 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Yeah, I get that. I was never really a blocking type either and still don't block very often. I guess I've just come to realize that a lot of people on social media use it to be antisocial rather than social.
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Hong Kong real estate and housing, h/t @econreporter.bsky.social
Hong Kong is turning to student housing to shore up declining land revenue and handle an influx of non-local enrollees who struggle to find a place to stay in one of the world's most expensive cities.
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Hong Kong plots student housing buildup as land revenue shrinks
College accommodations unable to keep pace with influx from mainland and beyond
trib.al
February 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Hong Kong real estate and housing, h/t @econreporter.bsky.social
oh damn.... he said the problem is the NY Fed research assumed quantity doesn't change...
and Miran's CEA analysis of tariff doesn't generate inflation assumed import share of 2017....
and Miran's CEA analysis of tariff doesn't generate inflation assumed import share of 2017....
Hassett: "The basic theory of President Trump's tariffs is sure, we're importing stuff from China, but we've got producers in US who make stuff, maybe at alightly higher place. If we bring stuff home, create demand, then that will hurt China & drive up wages & American consumers will be better off."
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
oh damn.... he said the problem is the NY Fed research assumed quantity doesn't change...
and Miran's CEA analysis of tariff doesn't generate inflation assumed import share of 2017....
and Miran's CEA analysis of tariff doesn't generate inflation assumed import share of 2017....
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Real insane part of this clip is Hassett saying in the beginning that NY Fed researchers “should be disciplined” for…writing an economics paper that comes to a conclusion the president dislikes? A conclusion that matches the vast majority of economic evidence on tariffs? Nuts
Hassett: "The basic theory of President Trump's tariffs is sure, we're importing stuff from China, but we've got producers in US who make stuff, maybe at alightly higher place. If we bring stuff home, create demand, then that will hurt China & drive up wages & American consumers will be better off."
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Real insane part of this clip is Hassett saying in the beginning that NY Fed researchers “should be disciplined” for…writing an economics paper that comes to a conclusion the president dislikes? A conclusion that matches the vast majority of economic evidence on tariffs? Nuts
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Ok funniest section tho. Our this-is-not-a-tax-scam tshirt etc etc
February 18, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Ok funniest section tho. Our this-is-not-a-tax-scam tshirt etc etc
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Becuase what the self selection seems to have done is it rewards a certain type of engagement that is more edgy and opinionated, more of a take than just sharing facts/news, and inherently a riskier lane for non-opinion ostensibly-objective journalists to swim in.
February 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Becuase what the self selection seems to have done is it rewards a certain type of engagement that is more edgy and opinionated, more of a take than just sharing facts/news, and inherently a riskier lane for non-opinion ostensibly-objective journalists to swim in.