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You Daily Reminder: Prices of Import Competing Goods Rise with Tariffed Imported Goods Prices

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As per basic analysis of tariffs.  Data through June 26(!).

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This entry was posted on July 1, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

June FT-Booth Macro Survey: GDP level same as March Survey

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Survey results here, FT article . GDP level more optimistic than May SPF.

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This entry was posted on July 1, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Policy Uncertainty Spikes

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As of today:

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This entry was posted on June 30, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Nowcasts and Tracking of “Core GDP”

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Various observers (e.g. Furman) have argued for final sales to private domestic purchasers as the best measure of economic momentum. Nowcasts and tracking estimates of this indicator cast into doubt prospects for rapid growth.

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This entry was posted on June 29, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Gold: The Challenger to Dollar Reserves?

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There’s not much data on individual central bank holdings of the dollar through 2023, but COFER goes through 2024Q4, and gold holdings through 2025Q1.

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This entry was posted on June 28, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

CEA Unleashed!

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From reputable studies, that is. CEA concludes in its report on the OBBB:

$1.3 to $3.7 trillion in additional offsetting deficit reduction from higher growth unleashed by enhanced deregulation and energy policies

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This entry was posted on June 28, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

“That Drop in Consumer Income in May Was a False Recession Alarm”

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That’s the title of an article from yesterday. Maybe, but the drop in consumption spending might be. Also, personal income excluding transfers also decline in May…

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This entry was posted on June 28, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Dollar Decline and Incipient Inflationary Pressures

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Trump has indicated his desire for a weaker dollar. It looks like he’s getting it.

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This entry was posted on June 27, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

GDP Nowcast Dispersion plus Slowing Final Sales to Private Domestic Purchasers

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From GDP Q1 3rd release and nowcasts plus tracking. GDPNow is down on personal income and spending release, advanced economic indicators, as well as the Q1 3rd release.

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This entry was posted on June 27, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Business Cycle Indicators: The Slowdown Cometh?

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Personal income, consumption both down in May, with today’s release. Industrial production, civilian employment in NFP concept down from previous releases. Monthly GDP from SPGMI and manufacturing and trade industry sales down in April…it’s reasonable to ask whether this is all signaling something.

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This entry was posted on June 27, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

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James D. Hamilton is Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego

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