Stacey Vanek Smith
svaneksmith.bsky.social
Stacey Vanek Smith
@svaneksmith.bsky.social
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve (+ a shout out to the Money Museum @stlouisfed.bsky.social )

#federalreserve #gold #economy
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
One of the scariest, most destructive forces in the economy? Animal spirits 👻

I visit a haunted bank for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg

🎁 🔗 tinyurl.com/yp3fatvs
October 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The scariest economy of them all? Stagflation. 😱

Why it happens and why it should make your blood run cold.

#economy #inflation #jeromepowell
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Scary Economics: Deadweight loss ☠️ 🏋️‍♀️ 😭

It’s one reason economists don’t like tariffs. The deadweight loss trap is one where everybody loses: shoppers, stores, the government and… the entire economy

#economy #tariffs #spending
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The economy can be a scary place… full of pitfalls. In honor of Halloween, I’ll be talking about scary forces in the economy. 👻

Today: The Tragedy of the Commons

#economy #environment
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The economy can be a scary place… full of pitfalls. In honor of Halloween, I’ll be talking about scary forces in the economy. 👻

Today: the dreaded sunk-cost trap

#economy #jobs
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
On this episode of Everybody's Business, @kyla.bsky.social joins @chafkin.bsky.social and me to discuss 3 economic indicators she’s watching right now

From @businessweektr.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
How open should public companies have to be about 💰?? The hit debate over quarterly earnings. My latest for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg.com

🎁 🔗: tinyurl.com/mrybtatf
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Meet the man who bet a million dollars (!!!) on Taylor Swift’s album sales.

@domahhhh made the bet on @polymarket.bsky.social and spoke w/ me & @chafkin.bsky.social for Everybody’s Business last week. You can hear how he did this week. Check it out! (+ @bradstone.bsky.social is cohosting)
October 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Nobel Prize in economics this year was awarded to 3 economists and is all about innovation, creation and destruction. Aka creative destruction. One of my ✨favorite economic concepts and very relevant to the moment we’re in right now.

#nobel #economy #innovation #startup
October 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The U.S. and China are now locked in a kind of trade trauma bond. And the stakes are very, very high

#economy #tariffs #trade
October 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Gold prices just hit an all-time high: Why gold is having a glow up right now.

#gold #economy #dollar
October 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The government shutdown comes down to a couple of very tiny parts of the U.S.’s giant $7 trillion budget
#economy #shutdown #healthinsurance
October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Is the economy in stagflation? Technically no… but also, not “no”. Many economists are calling this moment “stagflation lite” (ht @byheatherlong.bsky.social and her excellent article in @washingtonpost.com )
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A very big week for the Federal Reserve! We saw the first interest rate cut or 2025… and then there was allll the drama behind the scenes.

#economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #interestrates
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
How did we just lose 1,000,000 jobs?! And what does it mean for the economy?

This week on Everybody’s Business from @bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with @kedseconomist.com about where those jobs went and what this means for the economy. #economy #jobs #vibecession
September 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Did you enjoy your breakfast 🍳? Economists want to know! An ode to the American Time Use Survey from the BLS. My latest for @marketplace.org #economy #bls #data
September 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
What is Federal Reserve Independence and why is it so important?

#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
August 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Jerome Powell signaled he’s cutting interest rates, but also that he’s worried about what that could do to inflation.

#economy #jeromepowell #inflation #interestrates
August 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Why coffee has gotten so expensive (and will probably be getting… more expensive) ☕️ 😱

#inflation #tariffs #brazil #coffee
August 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Econ mystery: who is paying for Trump’s tariffs? There are 3 (and a half) suspects. A look at the clues the data is giving us. My latest for @bloomberg.com

#economy #tariffs #trumptariffs #inflation

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
August 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Why good data is so important for the U.S. economy and what I learned spending the day with a data collector at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

#economy #inflation #jobs
August 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Is Trump playing 4D chess?♟️ We ask a grandmaster Ken Rogoff to weigh in.

(He’s also an economist and author of Our Dollar Your Problem. He talks GDP and tariffs with @chafkin.bsky.social and me this week on Everybody’s business from @bloomberg.com
link.podtrac.com/4pqqcc8s
August 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
RIP CFPB?

The agency was created to protect consumers and hold financial
Institutions to account. They were target #1 for DOGE. This week on Everybody’s Business from
@bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with a former worker.

link.podtrac.com/4pqqcc8s
July 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
President Trump has been talking a lot about firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Why? And why does it matter? #economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #trumpeconomy

My latest for @bloomberg.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM