Hey, that's my Econ 101 students! Talking econ! In the public square! With the great @svaneksmith.bsky.social! Love you guys.

As the world feels more out of control and spending money on food grows more burdensome, perhaps there’s never been a better time to comfort ourselves with something new to dip our feelings in. MY LATEST on condiments and why we can't stop buying them. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

We now have no-added sugar ketchup, pickle-flavored ketchup and pizza-flavored ketchup, but that doesn’t mean the $12 billion US condiment market is done expanding.

The government shutdown comes down to a couple of very tiny parts of the U.S.’s giant $7 trillion budget #economy #shutdown #healthinsurance

Whoa, White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

Let's do lunch. Today! Who: You. And me. And @svaneksmith.bsky.social. Maybe a mystery guest. What: Making sense of the current economic moment Where: Online When: 1pm EST Why: Figuring out how to do business in this environment Click: michiganross.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

lol in the meantime, catch me on Mornings with @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social on Sirius XM Radio tomorrow for #FeministFridays! I am so grateful to Black women in journalism who have really made this book front and center for our communities and beyond. ❤️

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“Food is medicine” isn’t new; it’s wisdom passed down for generations. 🌱 Grace Young reminds us that Chinese cuisine teaches sustainability: eating with the seasons, cooking with care, honoring vegetables, and respecting local food traditions. #ClimateWeekNYC

Is the economy in stagflation? Technically no… but also, not “no”. Many economists are calling this moment “stagflation lite” (ht @byheatherlong.bsky.social and her excellent article in @washingtonpost.com )

When some of these newsletters become big, there is a sort of arrogance that creeps in and they really don’t care that much about readers anymore. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...

In a moment of tariffs, war, and increasingly tense geopolitics, what happens to the global economy (and all of the people living in it)? Please join me for a conversation with economist @SongweVera this afternoon. #sdim25 www.weforum.org/meetings/sus...

Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🧬🐦🎧

A very big week for the Federal Reserve! We saw the first interest rate cut or 2025… and then there was allll the drama behind the scenes. #economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #interestrates

It was wonderful getting to talk Fed policy with the great @leilafadel.bsky.social on @npr.org this morning… especially since I got to hear ✨ Scott Horsley just before. 📈 (he even brought up the dot plot) www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...

Peter Coy pens a letter to current students at the college paper he edited in 1979: "Wash away any thought you might have that journalism will reliably provide you with a comfortable standard of living."

lol I am overwhelmed by the support and love y'all have shown today. I have no words. Just gratitude and pure shock. Thanks for loving books and for showing love to mine too. 😭

I'm starting this online seminar thing to talk about all this economics stuff. We're running it out of Michigan's Ross School, so it'll be business focused. But everything's business. Join me with the amazing @svaneksmith.bsky.social. We would love to see you! Sign up here: myumi.ch/G2dZ7

Amid the Big Tech insanity, one still has to wonder, what exactly is AI good for?

Do the recent revisions to the BLS jobs number justify firing the commissioner or her top lieutenants? Here's what I said on @npr.org: "Firing the guy who runs the scoreboard because your team is losing the game doesn't change the outcome of the game." www.npr.org/2025/09/10/n...

lol because #TheDoubleTax drops in THREE DAYS, I asked folks in the streets of Philly if they think it's expensive to be a woman. Folks had STRONG opinions to say the LEAST. 😂 Pre-order #TheDoubleTax: annagifty.com #bluesky #blacksky #booksky #philly #news #librarysky

IT'S OFFICIAL. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! 🤯 #TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky PRE-ORDER NOW: tinyurl.com/doubletax-or... Get Involved: tinyurl.com/doubletax-join

How did we just lose 1,000,000 jobs?! And what does it mean for the economy? This week on Everybody’s Business from @bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with @kedseconomist.com about where those jobs went and what this means for the economy. #economy #jobs #vibecession

Did you enjoy your breakfast 🍳? Economists want to know! An ode to the American Time Use Survey from the BLS. My latest for @marketplace.org #economy #bls #data

What is Federal Reserve Independence and why is it so important? #FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates

Jerome Powell signaled he’s cutting interest rates, but also that he’s worried about what that could do to inflation. #economy #jeromepowell #inflation #interestrates

Ahead of Powell's speech at Jackson Hole, a mixed economic backdrop and White House attacks leaves the chair with the tall task of laying the groundwork for cuts w/out looking like he is capitulating to Trump or turning sanguine on inflation www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/b... @nytimes.com

Today's Businessweek Daily can be a timeline cleanse if you want it to be. Those mountains! 😍

Why coffee has gotten so expensive (and will probably be getting… more expensive) ☕️ 😱 #inflation #tariffs #brazil #coffee

If you can order your coffee in 12 words or less, you should be able to stand in a special express line

new podcast from me and @svaneksmith.bsky.social! Trump goes Nixon on the BLS, AI jacks up prices, Sydney Sweeney for some reason, and hungry wolves SUBSCRIBE!! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Econ mystery: who is paying for Trump’s tariffs? There are 3 (and a half) suspects. A look at the clues the data is giving us. My latest for @bloomberg.com #economy #tariffs #trumptariffs #inflation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Plus @svaneksmith.bsky.social on how trade war will come for us: "Tariffs can show up as fewer tube socks in your assorted package, more air in your potato chip bag, cheaper handles on your chest of drawers, an extra charge for almond milk in your Americano, flimsier thread in your shirt buttons."

It’s hard to say why the unemployment rate for young men is rising, but it’s a disturbing trend, says economist Allison Schrager 🎥

Data revisions are a normal, necessary part of trying to measure a $30 trillion economy in real time. They can also be jarring, especially for people who don't obsessively scrutinize every jobs report. So I dug into the how and why of revisions. A few big takeaways: #EconSky

My coworker @chafkin.bsky.social got ahold of an internal white paper from Fetcherr, the AI pricing company that is working with Delta and other airlines to make fare prices even more erratic for consumers. It details what the company calls the “exploitation phase”: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why good data is so important for the U.S. economy and what I learned spending the day with a data collector at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. #economy #inflation #jobs

Today’s Bw Reads newsletter was mistakenly sent on Friday, if you want to go back in your email to find it. Otherwise, please enjoy this gift link of one great story from Businessweek to read today.

Is Trump playing 4D chess?♟️ We ask a grandmaster Ken Rogoff to weigh in. (He’s also an economist and author of Our Dollar Your Problem. He talks GDP and tariffs with @chafkin.bsky.social and me this week on Everybody’s business from @bloomberg.com link.podtrac.com/4pqqcc8s

As the Fed prepares to again hold rates steady, Powell is under siege He not only faces relentless attacks from Trump and an active competition to replace him as chair, but also divisions within his own ranks about when to restart cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/b... @nytimes.com

RIP CFPB? The agency was created to protect consumers and hold financial Institutions to account. They were target #1 for DOGE. This week on Everybody’s Business from @bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with a former worker. link.podtrac.com/4pqqcc8s

Tonight!

Wired rules. Just an incredible group of journalists who are completely meeting the moment. And you can subscribe for $2 a month, which is insane www.wired.com/story/a-new-...

Alaskan backcountry, thawing permafrost, a landscape and culture in transition. @benweissenbach 's beautiful book, North to the Future, has it all. I'll be talking with him about it on Thursday at @phbookstores.bsky.social in Brooklyn. Come and join us! powerhousearena.com/events/book-...

President Trump has been talking a lot about firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Why? And why does it matter? #economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #trumpeconomy My latest for @bloomberg.com

Bessent was supposed to be one of the adults. The guy the markets trusted. www.ft.com/content/54eb...

Venezuelan economist Gabriela Saade once gave me a purse woven from bolivars (40,000 worth). The price: $3 It was an unforgettable symbol of hyper-inflation and I think of it whenever challenges to Jerome Powell and Federal Reserve Independence come up. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Fed Fight: It’s Trump vs Jerome Powell. Why an Independent Fed matters @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with @marthagimbel.bsky.social this week on Everybody’s Business from @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg.com #jeromepowell #federalreserve #economy

My first memories of public radio were listening with my parents at our ranch in Idaho. I never could have imagined I’d be lucky enough to be a part of it. The #NPR defunding hits home. I loved this convo w/ @jsummers.bsky.social @tom2michael @boisestatepublicradio.org www.npr.org/2025/07/18/n...

Low interest rates are fun, everybody loves them. But sometimes they have to go up, and the person who raises them isn't going to be popular. And that's why we have an independent Fed. And why Trump's yelling at Powell all the time. Here's @svaneksmith.bsky.social: