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Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic on Monetary Policy During Extreme Uncertainty
This is obviously an extraordinarily difficult time to make economic forecasts. Nobody really knows how tariffs will affect the US economy. And beyon…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Oil Industry's Double Whammy of Higher Costs and Lower Prices
The new administration has a "drill, baby, drill" mantra and a much more liberal attitude towards the oil and gas industry than the last one. But tha…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Perry Mehrling on Trump's Echoes of the Nixon Shock
There's been a lot of talk recently about parallels between Donald Trump's economic policies and the Nixon Shock of the early 1970s. That was when th…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Philip Diehl on the Booming Business of Gold Coins
Gold prices have been booming and are near record highs. And seeing the line go up — especially during a period of so much uncertainty — makes peopl…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Why the World Keeps Getting Shocked by China's Technological Progress
Over the last several years, the world has watched as China edges close to or past the technological frontier in more and more areas. Earlier this ye…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Sarah LaFleur On the Existential Threat From the Tariffs
America's textile industry has famously declined over the years, with a bunch of production moving to lower-cost places like China, Vietnam, and Bang…
11 months ago
How China Might Actually Handle a US Trade War
By now, everyone recognizes that the US and China are in the middle of a trade war, with the Trump administration having imposed tariffs of as much a…
11 months ago
The Tariff Buzzsaw Is Coming For Hardcore Gamers
Every industry is going to be affected by the trade war in different ways. In many cases, we don't know how it's going to play out. Other industries …
11 months ago
Brad Setser on the Big Surge in the Taiwanese Dollar
There are several markets that have really settled down since the tumult of early April. But strange, unusual things are still popping up, particular…
11 months ago
Henry Blodget on AI, Dot-Coms, and What's Changed In 25 Years
What does history say about how big the AI boom can get, and who will ultimately win out? When does a boom turn into a bubble that turns into a bust?…
11 months ago