Ben Curry
@benjamincurry.bsky.social
Knower of things, good worder
Present obsessions: 🇺🇦, aphorisms, the Fed, street photography, well-balanced portfolios, Bluesky discourse, język polski, soup dumplings
Present obsessions: 🇺🇦, aphorisms, the Fed, street photography, well-balanced portfolios, Bluesky discourse, język polski, soup dumplings
North American freight volumes continue to collapse: The benchmark Cass Shipment Index is sending a warning about the state of the U.S. economy. The index has dropped to October 2009 levels—the depths of the Great Financial Crisis.
www.cassinfo.com/freight-audi...
www.cassinfo.com/freight-audi...
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
North American freight volumes continue to collapse: The benchmark Cass Shipment Index is sending a warning about the state of the U.S. economy. The index has dropped to October 2009 levels—the depths of the Great Financial Crisis.
www.cassinfo.com/freight-audi...
www.cassinfo.com/freight-audi...
@garymarcus.bsky.social called it back in January
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
@garymarcus.bsky.social called it back in January
@garymarcus.bsky.social called it: AI giants may be too big to fail, prepping markets for federal bailouts
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@garymarcus.bsky.social called it: AI giants may be too big to fail, prepping markets for federal bailouts
I’m feeling big Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters vibes these days
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’m feeling big Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters vibes these days
Carrot inflation is the inflation no one is talking about.
June 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Carrot inflation is the inflation no one is talking about.
One thing is not like the other. By cartoonist Adam Zyglis.
June 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
One thing is not like the other. By cartoonist Adam Zyglis.
For comparison’s sake, in 2020 TTM S&P 500 earnings declined to ~$0.98 from a pre-pandemic $1.40 level
May 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
For comparison’s sake, in 2020 TTM S&P 500 earnings declined to ~$0.98 from a pre-pandemic $1.40 level
A horse is a horse, of course of course
May 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A horse is a horse, of course of course
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
April 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
An immortal quote today from Fed Chair Powell speaking in Chicago:
April 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An immortal quote today from Fed Chair Powell speaking in Chicago:
April 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
10-year yield ….. soaring?
Uh oh
Uh oh
April 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
10-year yield ….. soaring?
Uh oh
Uh oh
Fairgrounds fried dough, Topsham Maine, 2022
March 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Fairgrounds fried dough, Topsham Maine, 2022
jersey shore, september 2024
March 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
jersey shore, september 2024
Downtown Brooklyn, January 2023
March 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Downtown Brooklyn, January 2023