Big news! #Atlanta #Econsky

+ German unemployment is rising- now at 6.3%. Real GDP "stalled out." Trump tariffs adding to the Chinese competition problem. Worrisome situation. #econsky

Though careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) often pay well, a surprising number of undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers rely on federal food aid to make ends meet. cen.acs.org/policy/SNAP-... #chemsky 🧪

#EconSky @tcddublin.bsky.social Swiss National Bank workshop econbrowser.com/archives/202...

M Aquilina, G Gelos, A Schrimpf, & S Zhu highlight two recent advances in the use of #AI tools to anticipate financial market stress. The tools can help policymakers monitor emerging risks in real time, combining quantitative forecast & qualitative insights. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

📢 #CallforPapers - Simplifying banking regulation and supervision without sacrificing safety Deadline: 9 Jan 2026 Interested parties should submit their draft papers and any queries to Martin Birn of the Basel Committee's Secretariat at Martin.Birn[at]bis[dot]org. cepr.org/events/simpl... #EconSky

And, of course, inflation and tariff costs hit low-income households hardest. So, the real (purchasing power) effect is even worse. Moreover, they are likely holding little/no equity, so missing the outsized gains in financial assets that higher-income/wealthier families are enjoying. #econsky

It was only a matter of time. This is how corrupt authoritarian regimes keep power.

Kharkiv is plunged into darkness, the hum of generators filling the air. Parts of the city are also without water or heat. Last night, russia launched multiple strikes on the city’s energy infrastructure, causing critical damage.

Good to know!

📌 This is a great topic, thanks!

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Great data! #econsky #history

It's hard to add anything to this list.

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These poor, traumatized children. 💔 #Ukraine

Libertarian wing rising? #econsky

It's worth reading his reasons, which basically come down to threats of physical harm against his family. How deplorable and sad.

Really? Because I feel like we have explained ad nauseum how tariffs work! #econsky

The Ganga River, which sustains the lives of at least 600 million people, is facing its worst dry spell and lowest streamflow in 1,300 years because of over-extraction of #water and #climatechange. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

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The investigation follows an executive order by Donald Trump that directed banking regulators to review any policies that might have led to 'politicised or unlawful debanking' on.ft.com/49Aq5ju

Two thirds of young men backed Mandani. Which challenges the media narrative of the past year that you have to be a white supremacist asshole to get the young guy vote.

Excellent news!

These are stunningly LOW percentages! Surely suffers from partisan blinders. #graft #he'srobbingusblind

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This is a great opportunity on a major financial history project!

Hey, great idea! #Epstein #Releasethefiles

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP. A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify. I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

🎶🇺🇦☮️ Peace and freedom for #Ukraine

I have a very bad feeling about this...

Russian drone struck a bus carrying civilians in Sumy Oblast, injuring five people, including a child.

Is this a #Kavanaugh stop?

The US throws sand in Russia’s war machine on.ft.com/4nn3Dxw | opinion

Why are these guys getting paid for not working, while critical government employees are working and NOT getting paid? #shutdown #Epstein

“.. Crypto was supposed to free us from the chains of government control, but now it is finally revealing what that freedom really means: removing all checks on the power of the wealthy to do what they want, discharged at last from law .. and civic obligation ..” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...

Providing systematic evidence on the macroeconomic consequences of war using a new dataset covering 115 conflicts and 145 countries over the past 75 years, from Efraim Benmelech and Joao Monteiro www.nber.org/papers/w34389

Interesting! #econsky

This tracks with my anecdotal evidence (sample of one cellphone-dependent high school student).

Without BLS monthly jobs and JOLTS reports, unemployment insurance claims data provide the most up-to-date read on the labor market. As the shutdown continues, initial claims by federal workers shoot up for the third week in a row. Over 10k initial claims reported nationally last week. #EconSky

With inflation rising at a 3% over the past year & 3.6% annualized pace over the past three months allowing SNAP or what some call food stamps on 11/1 to end due to the government shutdown meets the definition of bad timing. #Econ #EconSky realeconomy.rsmus.com/market-minut...

Loyal readers may remember that last month, President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the NYT so magnificently florid and prolix, and so lacking in actual claims, that a judge told the lawyers to go home and do it again but this time, you know, according to the law n’ stuff. They have!

Not to ruin anyone's Friday morning, but yeah. (And it could be for his kids 🤢.) 👇🏻

Chilling. Fascism is expensive and always involves graft.

A break from the crazy and awful.

Release the Epstein files!

MAMDANI, on Bill Ackman: “.. He's spending more money against me than I would even tax him!" @casestudyqb.bsky.social #NYC