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SP500 CAPE at 40

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September P/E ratio at 28.

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This entry was posted on February 16, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Two Measures of Private NFP Compared

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Post-benchmark revision, here are changes in the BLS and ADP series:

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This entry was posted on February 16, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Quantifying Partisanship in Perceptions of Current Economic Conditions

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Democrats/Lean Democratic current conditions assessment is relative insensitive to Trump being president, and statistically significantly related to news sentiment. Republican/Lean Republican perception is overwhelmingly associated with whether Trump is president.

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This entry was posted on February 15, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

The Recent Evolution of Ground Beef and Ground Coffee Prices and Tariff Rates in the U.S.

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From BLS:

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This entry was posted on February 15, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

CPI Inflation at 0.69% Year-on-Year, Mid-Month February(?)

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According to Truflation, today:

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This entry was posted on February 14, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

CBR Reduces Rates as Measured GDP Growth Declines

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As of yesterday (discussion in WSJ):

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This entry was posted on February 14, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Nowcasted PCE Instantaneous Inflation Moving Away from 2% Target

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Using Cleveland Fed nowcasts post-CPI release:

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This entry was posted on February 13, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Core CPI at Consensus

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And headline CPI was below. Here’re price levels for several CPI components:

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This entry was posted on February 13, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Ten Days to 2025Q4 Advance Release: Nowcasts, Forecasts

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GDPNow shows fast growth…

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This entry was posted on February 12, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

“Liberation Day” Interpreted through the Lens of the Benchmark Revision

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Pawel Skrzypczyński sends me the link to this graph:

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This entry was posted on February 12, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

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

Menzie Chinn is Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison

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  • SP500 CAPE at 40
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