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Already in Recession? | Econbrowser

Pascal Michaillat (UCSC) and Emmanuel Saez (UC Berkeley) say 40% probability, yes. From the abstract to the paper: To answer…

8 months ago

Russia M/M Inflation at 1.1% in July

As reported by the Rosstat, via TradingEconomics: On an annualized basis, this is 14%. Y/Y inflation is 9.1%. The nominal…

8 months ago

Kursk in 2024 | Econbrowser

The largest tank battle in WWII took place around Kursk, not far from where the current Ukrainian incursion is. Source:…

8 months ago

“Mandate for Leadership” (aka Project 2025) on Trade Policy: The Case for Fair Trade

I have delayed reviewing this portion of chapter 26 of the Project 2025 because I knew it would be painful…

8 months ago

Revisiting the Recession Call of 2022H1

Now that we’re talking recession (again), it seems like a good idea to remind ourselves of the last time some…

8 months ago

Each Time I Read Something Out of WMC, I Experience Cognitive Dissonance

From the just-released Summer WMC Wisconsin Employer Survey: “There is no question that the mix of higher costs and higher…

8 months ago

Weekly Business Cycle Indicators – Data through 7/27

From the Lewis, Mertens, Stock NY Fed WEI, and the Baumeister, Leiva-Leon, Sims Economic Conditions Index: Figure 1: WEI (blue),…

8 months ago

Who Better Predicted the Transitory Inflation Surge of 2021-24?

Consumers, CEO’s, or economists? Figure 1: Year-on-Year CPI inflation (bold black line), corresponding 1 year ahead inflation expectation from NY…

8 months ago

Three Episodes of the Sahm Rule Triggered

Recent vs. 2008 and 2001 recessions. In the 2001 and 2008 recessions, the Sahm Rule (real time) threshold is passed…

8 months ago

An Eventful Week – Interest Rates

10 year Treasury yields are down 40 bps over the week. Over this week, the end-of-year CME Fed funds futures…

8 months ago