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(Would’a Been) Biggest Tax Increase Ever!

Update to this post.

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Trump’s Economic Team and Tariff-fest 2025

Years (or months) from now, if the economy goes into recession, remember this is the team that brought you that outcome.

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Browbeating Trump’s Bete Noire into Submission via Trade War

Trump can’t even do that right.

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

GDPNow Assuming No Import Effects: Still Close to Stall Speed

Assume no revision to GDP prospects from the imports data, as Goldman Sachs did. What is the path of GDP growth, and the level of GDP?

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

EPU on the Rise

EPU through 3/3/2025:

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Soybeans (Again!)

Deja vu all over again – China retaliates, and again soybeans are on the list.

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Recession (Betting) Odds Rising

From Kalshi, 10am CT:

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Spot the “Events” in this Event Study

Dow Jones:

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Trade War w/Canada, Mexico

From McKibben/Noland (PIIE):

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This entry was posted on March 3, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

The Inversion Continues

While VIX is elevated:

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This entry was posted on March 3, 2025 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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