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Why Is Wisconsin Construction Booming?

Residential or nonresidential?

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This entry was posted on March 24, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Guest Contribution: “Monetary Policy Reaction to Geopolitical Risks: Some Nonlinear Evidence”

Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution by Jamel Saadaoui (University of Strasbourg) and William Ginn (LabCorp, Artificial Intelligence).


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This entry was posted on March 24, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Conference Board Revises 2024 Outlook Up

…to 1% y/y [1]. Their Leading Economic Indicator edges up slightly [2]. Justin Ho discussed their brightening view on  Friday’s Marketplace.

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This entry was posted on March 23, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Wisconsin Employment in February: Continued Growth

Employment still outstripping the November Wisconsin DoR forecast, based on SPGMI national outlook.

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This entry was posted on March 22, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Economic Report of the President, 2024

Released today, full text available here.

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This entry was posted on March 21, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Are You Better Off Than You Were 4 Years Ago

Per capita GDP relative to 1st quarter of new administration:

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This entry was posted on March 21, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Republican Study Group Proposals

Text here.

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This entry was posted on March 21, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Over 300 Years of Central Bank Rates

An interesting picture from Jim Reid/Deutsche Bank:

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This entry was posted on March 20, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

FOMC March SEP on GDP

2024 q4/q4 growth at 2.1% matches FT-IGM survey discussed in previous post.

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This entry was posted on March 20, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

WaPo: “In Wisconsin, a vote for Biden or Trump could come down to grocery prices”

That article prompted me to  wondered whether Wisconsin’s grocery prices had moved up faster than the Nation’s. They have!

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This entry was posted on March 20, 2024 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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