Central banks, inflation, jobs, growth and global economic policy.
Our therapeutic daily links: CDs redux, Army chief Driscoll out, China economic weakness, Japan yen wobbles, Israel desalination plants shut, gas prices hobble Germany, moar Russia strikes, Ben Gvir flogs genocide, Iran...
Trillions in take-or-pay compute commitments come due in 2027–2028. The hidden mechanics show how the AI boom breaks, and when.
As Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare for their September 24 summit, what can new economic analyses tell us about the direction of US-China economic relations, as well as the likely impact of the leaders' mee...
Trump made his stablecoin scampire even worse, the Dem establishment is going all-in against the left while ignoring what matters to voters.
Getting more workers into legislatures is the only way to build a government for ordinary Americans.
Our fish-eyed daily links, including Dems search for 'good' billionaires, Venezuela oil hopium, BRICS empty talk, and ICE robot dogs.
Today's Iran war news: Kinetic action resumes as the US hits Larak Island and Iran retaliates....and Bessent's bazooka fails to fire.
Our strategic daily links: mother and child, Viking dating, Nepal disaster, great leap forward, Mideast horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless Democrats, immigration troubles, Mr....
Alice is a very weird take on Alice in Wonderland.
Lloyd Axworthy, the former Canadian Foreign Minister who led the campaign to ban landmines, traces how the memory of nuclear danger has faded even as more countries flirt with joining the club.
US payrolls growth got back on track in August, consistent with general steadiness in the labor market that’s helping the Federal Reserve focus more intently on its battle with inflation.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which featured Kevin Warsh’s first speech as chairman, is winding down Saturday.