Pedro Coelho
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Pedro Coelho
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Economist / Software Developer
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Okay this is going to be long so mute it if you don't want a granular explanation but first: SHAME on @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social for misrepresenting what Chair Powell said in order to pat himself on the back. Shame on you.

Let's talk about measuring the 171mm people of the US labor force.
@peark.es seems real bad that the fed chair doesn't trust the job numbers
L - Last week.

R - This week.
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The FED just found some spare change in the couch.

www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note...

"Furthermore, after adjusting Cayman-owned Treasuries in TIC for the estimated undercount of roughly $1.4 trillion, the Cayman Islands is in fact the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury securities"
The Cross-Border Trail of the Treasury Basis Trade
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
www.federalreserve.gov
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
February 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
flowingdata.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM