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Economist and sci-fi fan.
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Consumer sentiment.
#EconSky
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Gen Z has a right to complain. (But only those who did not vote for this.)
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Why is this not a Hatch Act violation?
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Gee I wonder what the Department of Labor is trying to communicate?
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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October 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Your occasional reminder (from the Monthly Treasury Statement). #EconSky
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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October 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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October 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The short version:
October 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
October 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
September 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Reversal of fortune.
(The effects of inflation expectations.)
September 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Your occasional reminder.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wow.
September 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Consumers already knew this.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
September 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Personal saving is very low in the US. (For comparison, South Koreans save more than a third of their personal income.)
September 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I hear it's going to be tariff revenue!
September 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Return to parity.
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September 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just some perspective on the US federal debt:
Suppose we set a goal today to repay the federal debt within 50 years. Assuming an annual interest rate of 4%, we would need to run budget surpluses of $1.7 Trillion every year.

Instead we are running massive fiscal deficits.
August 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It is surprising that despite the size of the Treasury offerings, the yields have remained so low.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM