The Fed is under attack. How and why are central banks insulated from political pressure and what are the consequences of the breaching of this protection? Kenneth Kuttner (Williams) discusses the role of central bank independence and recent attacks on the Fed econofact.org/podcast/the-...

Wondering what the effects of Trump's tariffs have been? @econofact.bsky.social Weekend Reading (for our Premium Subscribers, but offered for you here) has some answers. eepurl.com/jt6C72

@billgale.bsky.social and Ian Berlin write “ The notion that the entire government should shut down because of a disagreement in one particular area – be it health care or clean water or whatever – defies logic and common sense.” @econofact.bsky.social econofact.org/can-we-put-a...

#Gold prices at an all time high! @charlescollymore.bsky.social and I explain the surge in @econofact.bsky.social - driven by uncertainty and Central Banks econofact.org/why-has-the-...

Kenneth Kuttner analyzes the relationship between a country's inflation rate and the effectiveness of its institutions. econofact.org/the-erosion-...

What is the 10-year Treasury yield? What role does it play in the economy? What determines it? And what can the Treasury do to affect it? econofact.org/the-10-year-...

@adamposen.bsky.social discusses how the pursuit of an America first policy could render the US, and much of the world, less economically stable. econofact.org/podcast/a-ch...

The impact of politics on the economy This @econofact.bsky.social memo by @wgale.bsky.social is relevant once again econofact.org/can-we-put-a...

“The [U.S. Federal Reserve] is in a very difficult position right now because there is both a weakening labour market and evidence of higher inflation," says Professor @mwkleinphd.bsky.social of @econofact.bsky.social. @aljazeera.com @andyreports.bsky.social www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

Charles Collyns and @mwkleinphd.bsky.social break down factors driving the recent increase in the price of gold. econofact.org/why-has-the-...

The independence of the Federal Reserve helps ensure it can make politically difficult decisions that are in the long-run best interest of the economy. @mwkleinphd.bsky.social explains: econofact.org/leaning-on-t...

@mwkleinphd.bsky.social explains why the Federal Reserve's independence is essential for making politically difficult decisions that are in the long-run best interest of the economy. econofact.org/leaning-on-t...

In an interview for Tufts Now, Professor @mwkleinphd.bsky.social of @econofact.bsky.social answered the question, "What's the Federal Reserve and why is its independence important?" @tufts.edu now.tufts.edu/2025/09/11/w...

@markzandi.bsky.social discusses the state of the economy (worrying), threats to the Fed (chilling), the national debt (rising) and AI (promising) in the new @econofact.bsky.social podcast. econofact.org/podcast/the-...

This @econofact.bsky.social podcast episode is an interview with Federal Reserve Governor @drlisadcook.bsky.social on intimidation and racism. econofact.org/podcast/the-...

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements This is a big deal

Professor @mwkleinphd.bsky.social of @econofact.bsky.social highlights six key truths about tariffs and trade deficits. @marketwatch.com www.marketwatch.com/story/does-i...

Professor @mwkleinphd.bsky.social of @econofact.bsky.social quoted in a piece on the decreasing strength of the USD. @politifact.bsky.social www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

Professor @mwkleinphd.bsky.social interviews @byheatherlong.bsky.social on the importance of telling the stories of everyday people in economic journalism. @econofact.bsky.social econofact.org/podcast/cove...

"Nixon famously put a lot of pressure on [then-Fed Chair] Arthur Burns to keep interest rates low... [resulting in] the high inflation that we had in the 1970s," says Professor @mwkleinphd.bsky.social of @econofact.bsky.social. @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...

Trump fires the BLS Commissioner because of bad jobs report. @ericagroshen.bsky.social warns of this autocratic move in this @econofact.bsky.social podcast econofact.org/podcast/the-...

Interest payments on the national debt are now bigger than spending on national defense. @dbergstresser.bsky.social in @econofact.bsky.social explains the sources of the increase in the interest burden of the debt & its maturity structure (and why that matters) econofact.org/the-cost-of-...

I interviewed @byheatherlong.bsky.social about her years of making economics accessible and compelling to her WaPo readers in this @econofact.bsky.social podcast econofact.org/podcast/cove...

#Stablecoins - an emerging money or a risk to financial stability (or both)? Are they really different from #Bitcoin? Is the #GENIUS Act stupid? Udaibir Das discusses in this @econofact.bsky.social podcast econofact.org/podcast/unde...

I’m quoted in this @nytimes.com editorial and my @econofact.bsky.social memo with Charles Collyns is cited and linked. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...

The National Debt Is Already Causing Bigger Problems Than People Realize www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o... Nice shout out to my @econofact.bsky.social memo with Charles Collyns.

80:1 New #tariffs on steel and aluminum will destroy jobs. @kadeeruss.bsky.social & @lydiacox.bsky.social published original research in @econofact.bsky.social showing that the ratio of jobs that use steel in production to those that make steel is 80:1. econofact.org/will-steel-t...

Dollar securities have served as a safe haven. But with increased US policy uncertainty has that flipped? Charles Collyns and I confirm a shift in the relationship between policy uncertainty and the dollar with our analysis in @econofact.bsky.social .

Will Social Security be there for you? Falling birth rates and retiring boomers mean that current levels of benefits can’t continue after 2033 without Congressional action. @gsgoda.bsky.soc of @brookings.edu explains in @econofact.bsky.social econofact.org/facing-the-s...

Trump's tariffs & Biden's Build Back Better are responses to the fall in #manufacturing employment share: 35% in 1970, 8% today. Can manufacturing be revived and offer a path to the middle class? Robert Lawrence of @harvardkennedy.bsky.social in @econofact.bsky.social econofact.org/podcast/can-...

The Fed kept rates steady partly because of heightened uncertainty. @nickbloom.bsky.social of @stanforduniversity.bsky.social developed uncertainty indexes. US policy uncertainty has spiked, it's higher than at any time, even onset of COVID. Nick explains this index in econofact.org/understandin...

#SocialSecurity is the 3rd Rail of American Politics. Without changes, benefits will have to cut benefits by 1/5 in 8 years. What can be done, and, if nothing, who will get shocked? @gsgoda.bsky.social discusses in @econofact.bsky.social Chats econofact.org/podcast/the-...

Tufts Now, the university's alumni publication, publishes my @econofact.bsky.social memo on international trade. now.tufts.edu/2025/04/23/h...

Countries are not "ripped off" when they run a trade deficit with another country. Bilateral trade accounts can be very misleading. My newest Econofact memo explains these basic economic points - basic but worth recounting given current policies. econofact.org/does-interna...

Larry Edelman in the Globe. Nixon and Trump both tried to buck market forces. Nixon failed. So will Trump. I’m quoted about trade deficits and there’s a link to an original EconoFact post I wrote with @mchinn.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/04/b...

Are we headed to a slower economy and faster rising prices? @markzandi.bsky.social of Moody's Analytics discusses the impacts of the Administration's policies, and policy uncertainty, in this new @econofact.bsky.social Chats episode. econofact.org/podcast/look...

Treasury Sec. Bessemer says he & Trump want the 10 year Treasury yield to come down. Wishing don’t make it so. Ken Kuttner discusses in this new @econofact.bsky.social memo econofact.org/the-10-year-...

Support @econofact.bsky.social, fight disinformation, & make better financial decisions! 1st AMA webinar for Premium Subscribers ($50/yr.) on 3/26 at noon. John Campbell will answer questions about the stock market, housing prices, the economy and your finances. secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustor...

Gold's current price, >$3,000/oz, is 40% higher than in Dec. 2023. Charles Collyns and I did some original research to figure out why the price of gold has been surging and report results in this new @econofact.bsky.social memo (spoiler alert: spiking uncertainty). econofact.org/why-has-the-...

The economy has weakened considerably since The Economist magazine declared it was the “envy of the world” last October. EconoFact Chats hosted Binyamin Appelbaum, Heather Long, Scott Horsley and Greg Ip to discuss the economy under Trump 2.0. econofact.org/podcast/tari...

We’ve seen this movie before. Tariffs and retaliation that hurts American farmers. @mchinn.bsky.social in @econofact.bsky.social from 2018. econofact.org/threats-to-u...

Luigi Zingales (U. Chicago) discusses the deep economic problems that arise when people are rewarded for who you know, or even, who you pay off, rather than what you know, or your ability to produce and sell better goods and services in this new EconoFact Chats episode econofact.org/podcast/cost...

From 2000 to 2023, the US-born working-age population has shown a dramatic slowdown in growth, and eventually a decline. econofact.org/immigration-...

Presidential pressure on the Fed isn’t new. It used to be through personal meetings. Now it’s through tweets. In either case it’s inflationary, as this new @econofact.bsky.social memo shows mailchi.mp/econofact/ho...

For $50/year (do the math; < $1/day) you can be a Premium Subscriber to @econofact.bsky.social . Membership has its privileges - Weekend Readings and monthly Ask Me Anything. But the most important benefit is to keep EconoFact viable at this vital juncture. secure.touchnet.net/C21525_ustor...

Tufts Now published my @econofact.bsky.social podcast with my @fletcherschool.bsky.social colleague Chris Miller on #AI. now.tufts.edu/2025/02/27/h...

The US lags behind other rich countries in health outcomes @econofact.bsky.social contributions by Amy Finkelstein, @michaelkremer.bsky.social @melissakearney00.bsky.social @marksheppard.bsky.social & @willmasters.bsky.social cited in this @econofact Weekend Reading eepurl.com/i-sJU-/

Traffic congestion - a classic economic externality with a standard solution; pay the social cost. NYC has its new congestion pricing but Trump wants to end it. Charles Collyns of @econofact.bsky.social explains these fees and reviews internal experiences econofact.org/can-congesti...

Can DeepSeek train AI at a fraction of the cost of ChatGPT? The announcement saw the market value of the NVIDIA by $500b. What is the future of AI, and of its impacts? Chris Miller of @fletcherschool.bsky.social discusses in @econofact.bsky.social podcast econofact.org/podcast/on-t...

What’s the scope for cutting Government spending? DOGE is only nibbling at the (selective) edges. @econofact.bsky.social Weekend Reading discusses eepurl.com/i9XGL-/