Schoôl of hardknocks
banner
hardknockz.bsky.social
Schoôl of hardknocks
@hardknockz.bsky.social
Pinned
Engage on my TikTok’s for clips on my interview

Here in school of hardknocks I go around interviewing successful business men , multi millionaires and company owners .
Engage on my TikTok’s for clips on my interview

Here in school of hardknocks I go around interviewing successful business men , multi millionaires and company owners .
February 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Reposted by Schoôl of hardknocks
AMERICA'S MISSING MANUFACTURING RENAISSANCE

Manufacturing has been in a recession for three years. The evidence is pretty convincing that tariffs have made things worse.

I explore this in my latest for @economist.com.

Link: www.economist.com/finance-and...
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Reposted by Schoôl of hardknocks
Heads of agencies like the BEA and BLS are indeed political appointees, but the boots on the ground?

Career civil servants committed to rigorous and well-documented methodologies.

Their work anchors every key economic indicator.

A short 🧵
#EconSky
August 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reposted by Schoôl of hardknocks
July retail sales came in a tad lighter than expected at 0.5% m/m (consensus 0.6%) but June was revised up to 0.9% from 0.6%.

On the surface: steady and solid consumer momentum.

Under the hood: a rising share of sales growth is being “paid for” by inflation.

Details in the 🧵
#EconSky
August 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM