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Data Compendium, Updated

Another update of The Data Will Set You Free , so you won’t go around quoting Zerohedge.

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This entry was posted on September 7, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Euro Area GDP Nowcasts, Pre-NordStream Indefinite Shutdown

Natural gas futures surge as Gazprom announces shutdown. What were nowcasts indicating before this announcement? Nowcasts from Banca d’Italia via CEPR, Cascaldi-Garcia et al., and Woloszko/OECD.

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This entry was posted on September 6, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Prediction Markets on Wisconsin Races

From PredictIt today:

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This entry was posted on September 6, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

The Hit to the Russian Economy, Internally Assessed

From Bloomberg “Russia Privately Warns of Deep and Prolonged Economic Damage”:

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This entry was posted on September 5, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Weekly Economic Activity thru August 27

New OECD Weekly Tracker index  (Woloszko/OECD) is out. Here’s the resulting picture:

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This entry was posted on September 5, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Whither Sentiment?

Look toward gasoline prices (and a few other things).

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This entry was posted on September 4, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Business Cycle Indicators as of 9/3: On the Upswing Again (If They Were Ever in a Downswing)

In the wake of the employment situation and monthly GDP (IHS Markit) releases:

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This entry was posted on September 3, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Guest Contribution: “Forecasting Real Activity using Cross-Sectoral Stock Market Information”

Today, we are fortunate to present a guest contribution written by Arthur Stalla Bourdillon, economist at the Banque de France. The views expressed herein are those of the author and should not be attributed to the Banque de France, Eurosystem or NBER.


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This entry was posted on September 3, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Guest Contribution: “Gauging Recessions with the Jobs-Workers Gap”

Today, we are fortunate to present a guest contribution written by Paweł Skrzypczyński, economist at the National Bank of Poland. The views expressed herein are those of the author and should not be attributed to the National Bank of Poland.


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This entry was posted on September 2, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

“OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China”

From the conclusion to the Report:

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This entry was posted on September 2, 2022 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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