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What Happens If IEEPA Tariffs Are Rule Illegal?

Oral arguments before the appellate court take place this week. Suppose the tariffs invoked under IEEPA are struck down, then that decision would likely be appealed to the Supreme Court (eventually). From CNBC:

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

Stay Tuned: World Trade for June

From CPB, data through May:

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

Wegovy ™ for Me, but Not for Thee (cont’d)

The just-announced trade “deal” (what’s the enforcement mechanism?) apparently covers pharmaceuticals. Where do we get most of our pharma (by value)? From Joey Politano, the answer:

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

TACO, Again! (China Edition)

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

US Real Exports Flatlining Despite Rising RoW GDP, Depreciated Dollar

What else did you expect?

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

Betting on 2.5%

Kalshi today. 2.4% from GDPNow and the Bloomberg consensus.

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

Where Is the Administration’s Economic Forecast? A Forensic Analysis

It’s usually in the Mid-Session Review, which comes out in July. But no table of forecasts is included this year (you can check–I did!). Which begs the question — how did they estimate the revenues going forward if they didn’t have GDP projections?

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This entry was posted on July 26, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Scary Picture?

Some macro series. One observation does not make a trend – but still…

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This entry was posted on July 25, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

West Coast Port Traffic Down

Or at least Long Beach and LA:

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This entry was posted on July 25, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Nowcasts of GDP and “Core GDP”

As of today, GDP nowcasts split, but final sales to private domestic purchasers (coined “Core GDP” by Furman) consensus is deceleration.

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This entry was posted on July 25, 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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