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Some Hate Crimes, over Time

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This entry was posted on November 9, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

EIA Short Term Energy Outlook Forecast for Oil, and the Impact of Sanctions

As reported yesterday:

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This entry was posted on November 8, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Alternative Estimates of Chinese Q3 GDP Growth

The Fernald-Hsu-Spiegel China Cyclical Activity Tracker (CCAT) indicates Q3 growth 0.26 standard deviation below trend.

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This entry was posted on November 8, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Guest Contribution: “The Fed Approaches the End of the Rate Hiking Cycle”

Today, we present a guest post written by David Papell and Ruxandra Prodan, Professor and Associate Instructional Professor of Economics at the University of Houston.


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This entry was posted on November 7, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Euro Area Treading Water

EuroCoin in October indicates quarterly growth rate of -0.67 (q/q). The Q3 flash estimate for Euro Area GDP was -0.1%.

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This entry was posted on November 7, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

The Household Employment Series Turns Down

Does this mean we should be expecting the recession, in next month’s or month after’s data? Maybe, maybe not.

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This entry was posted on November 6, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Weekly Macro Indicators, through 10/28

Year-on-Year growth is accelerating modestly, according to the WEI.

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This entry was posted on November 5, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Risk and Uncertainty, Market and Geopolitical

One way to visualize:

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This entry was posted on November 4, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

News

Interest rates down:

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This entry was posted on November 3, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Real Wage Growth – Mean and Median

With the labor market release, we have a new read on real wage growth.

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This entry was posted on November 3, 2023 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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