I think we as journalists must do a better job communicating what it is we do, how it happens and how it doesn't. Emily's thread here is very useful in that direction.

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BAML: the proportion of lower-income households living paycheck to paycheck has been climbing over the past 3y, while the share of middle- & higher-income households living paycheck to paycheck has barely budged -- bc lower-income wage growth has slowed institute.bankofamerica.com/economic-ins...

there's a ship w 23 containers of radioactive zinc dust stuck off the Philippines that can't dock/unload bc no one wants to entomb the zinc dust. this reassurance from the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute director somehow isn't that comforting www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"The more employers that downsize their stockpile of labor, the more they create the conditions that make it less likely they’ll have to pay up to hire it in the future." andrewsiegler.substack.com/p/the-labor-...

The typical prison job, like being a cook, pays maybe $0.63 cents per hour. In seven states, people in prison don’t have to be paid at all. But now, some prisoners are earning fair market wages while they’re incarcerated. And the pay… can be six figures. buff.ly/QuPkrOv

The U.S. has long been the biggest source of remittances worldwide. But with immigration plummeting and the current ICE crackdowns, we try to figure out why remittances are surging in some countries. And why that surge in money sent home inspires joy – but also fear.

Jamaica’s catastrophe bond has now triggered, said Dana Morris Dixon, minister of education, skills, youth and information.

BofA: fewer and fewer households are paying more and more in childcare costs. The trend is most prominent in lower-income homes -- parents may feel "little choice but to leave their jobs" institute.bankofamerica.com/content/dam/...

This recent preprint on tech industry influence over external research is compelling. Beyond documenting the low rate of industry-funded researchers actually disclosing that fact, the paper points out that journals have routinely waived IRB review for industry work. arxiv.org/abs/2510.19894

yes, pigeons pooping on sterile equipment is absolutely a competitive edge and should be preemptively protected as such

@kentclarkcenter.bsky.social survey of top economists on how firing Fed Gov Lisa Cook would affect inflation risk premia on US debt kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/infl...

Last month I took a trip to the Amazon rainforest to better understand the economics behind deforestation and how to preserve the world’s largest forest. economist.com/the-americas...

Excuse me ” In a US buffeted by extreme weather, disaster spending is becoming a key driver of the economy.” www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

"By inventing a stable of fake scientists, paper mills can create a ready supply of publications and favourable peer reviews, ensuring that more of the mills’ submissions get published." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

When Russia invaded Ukraine, western countries sanctioned Russian oil. But Russian oil exporters quickly sailed around them, building a shadow fleet of rickety oil tankers to move that sanctioned oil around the world.

On Planet Money: how a treasury travels from the nest to to hedge funds, and what happens once it gets there. And: we speak to one of those hedge fund investors about what they’re doing and why. buff.ly/Xo9gNq6

I talked with @wailinwong.bsky.social of NPR @planetmoney.bsky.social about the US Administration’s unprecedented policy to slash immigration by high-skill STEM workers Americans can expect diminished innovation, entrepreneurship, and productivity across all sectors www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...

God, I love Richmond...

the inimitable @shteyngart.bsky.social is coming to Richmond for a talk tomorrow, and Richmond is stoked www.styleweekly.com/pockets-of-l... @styleweekly.com by Tim Abbondelo

The Treasury basis trade, OR: how the US government got hedge funded, on today's @planetmoney.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...

"We have no choice but to be the solutions to our own problems....We have to use our creative energy to create the world we want; not just to critique the world as it is." @ari-shapiro.bsky.social on this his last day at @npr.org arishapiro.substack.com/p/books-clos...

This is a fascinating look at part of the reality of a place and people that Israel is attempting to wipe off the map

I see this popping up over and over again. People just do not think America is safe anymore. Partly it's the endless mass shootings. But of course these days it's just as much that simply coming here as a tourist -- much less trying to work here -- is an invitation to detention.

A few years ago, the Wall Street firm, Jane Street, discovered a sort of goldmine in one of the biggest economies in the world. They became the envy of Wall Street. But when they tried to keep that goldmine a secret, things spiraled out of their control.

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

on this episode of @planetmoney.bsky.social, Sarah Gonzalez looks at the state of money in Gaza right now. how to get money into Gaza, how to get money out of a bank in Gaza, how cash works, and what there is to buy: www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...

“.. The document appears to counter other documentation that Cook’s critics have cited in support of their claims that she committed mortgage fraud ..” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...

Sally Mann got bored developing her own negatives so mindlessly started to scroll and it maybe accidentally solarized her picture. “I think it was the light from the phone that did it. But I don’t know for sure, and now I have to find out.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/a...

yoww: - Skybridge Opportunity Zone REIT was supposed to raise $3b. raised <$50m - has made ONE investment, in New Orleans - Scaramucci suggested 8-10% annualized before tax benefits. So far: 0% payouts - meanwhile: SkyBridge Capital gets 1.75% of the fund’s $43m NAV www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I've been a full-time journalist for 13 years. If you'd told me at the start of my career that I will worry about "indepedence of central banks", I woud have looked at you quizzically. But oh dear, I did begin to worry. This is a good episode to understand why. www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...

I had the pleasure of joining NPR's @planetmoney.bsky.social to talk about central banks, what’s happening with the Fed, & why it matters. Big thanks to @erikaberas.bsky.social for a fun and engaging interview (+ Carola Binder & Lev Menand). @uniessexgov.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...

"Single-use plastic was never inevitable. It was a business decision. And we can choose differently" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/o...

funny that $3,000 is a meaningful amount of money to almost every writer I know, and $1.5b is a pretty trivial amount for anthropic www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...

what happens to central banks under political pressure? just wondering we check out the research on central-bank-independence-erosion around the world, to see what it meant for those economies: www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n... @erikaberas.bsky.social @willagreer.bsky.social @planetmoney.bsky.social

"ignore the market for 30-year bonds at your peril"!!!! (emphasis mine) Allison Schrager on the bond market finally making sense again, maybe www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... @opinion.bloomberg.com

"A woman unexpectedly went into labor at the desert festival. Within minutes, a neonatal nurse, an OB-GYN, a pediatric doctor and other attendees filled her camper." ~𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴~ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...

On Monday, President Trump attempted to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Cook has countered with a lawsuit against Trump. On our latest episode, we look inside the Federal Reserve Board, and what it might mean for the economy if Trump gets more control.

endorse. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... Betsy Duke, Alan Blinder, and @bhgreeley.bsky.social

I was on the radio

Today's @planetmoney.bsky.social is on the unprecedented interference at the Fed. So....what actually is the Fed board, why does it matter, and what we might be in for? www.npr.org/2025/08/29/n...

got to reprise our 2020 episode of @planetmoney.bsky.social about Lisa Cook's research: www.npr.org/2025/08/27/n... @npr.org

it's that time of year. some are bartering in the desert amid extreme weather; some are organizing sharp pencils and fresh backpacks; some—the wisest of us—are getting priceless jpegs online that qualify the bearer for eternal economic pride/joy www.npr.org/2025/08/27/g... @planetmoney.bsky.social

Janet Yellen in FT oped - Trump’s attack on the Fed threatens US credibility. History teaches us that chaos follows when leaders undermine the independence of central banks www.ft.com/content/d2ea...

"One point of controversy he is happy to clear up: His surname is pronounced My-run, not Mur-an."

Wakey wakey, bond vigilantes on.ft.com/4m4DdjP

Re: Lisa Cook - so far, all the administration has are allegations. There is as yet no evidence of guilt. And there is as yet no reason to think this rises to the level of "for cause." At the moment it is a naked attack on the Fed. Trump is rolling the dice that the courts will roll over.

Trump claims he is firing the Fed's first ever female African American Fed govenor, Lisa Cook, over mortgage fraud claims. This is an unprecedented action in Trump's long attack on the Fed.

Important piece from Andreas Georgiou on what happens when a country undermines the independence of its economic statistics. He should know: He was criminally prosecuted in Greece for reporting accurate deficit figures. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o... #EconSky

Meta’s AI chatbot guidelines explicitly allowed for children to be engaged in “sensual” conversations and helped users advance racist arguments. And it was all approved by Meta’s chief ethicist. Incredibly damning story by @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigates...