Solar Panels Prove More Economically Viable Than Expected
The economics of solar panels make this a much more viable proposition than one might expect.
Labor Market Volatility Still Signals US Economic Momentum
The labor market takes a licking and keeps on ticking. The volatility in the labor market makes it challenging to parse the signal from the noise, but it does suggest momentum in the U.S. economy despite headwinds.
Salient Prices Like Eggs Drive Inflation Expectations
.@johnarnold it is not only tone deaf, it ignores the important academic work on “salient prices.” People attach more meaning to things they buy frequently. Take eggs, less than 1% of the consumer basket, big impact on inflation expectations. Gas...
Diesel Prices Show Striking, Relevant Dispersion Nationwide
I will keep retweeting updates of @GasBuddyGuy great data. This dispersion in diesel prices is both striking and relevant.
Political Cost, Not Air Power, Will Decide Israel‑Iran Clash
Israel's fissile material red line & Iran's terrain-enabled asymmetric capability that allow it to control the Strait of Hormuz are on a collision course that the US cannot resolve through air superiority alone. The war ends when one side's political...
Revolutionary Art Reveals Economics, Politics, and Policy
Great article by @marthagimbel on @bloomberg. I studied the French Revolution at Sciences Po AND Ecole du Louvre. What did the art of the time tell us about the economics, politics and policy? Quite a bit actually. https://t.co/hjXaHomwVN
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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, became the third leader in the history of the Islamic Republic. The Venn diagram of what is acceptable to Israel and the United States, and what Khamenei can credibly offer, has no overlap...