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Bond Yields and Dollar and Odds on Powell

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Responses to DoJ probe: An event study.

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This entry was posted on January 13, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Gianluca Benigno: “Tariffs as National Security Tools”

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From his substack “The Central Banker’s Watch”:

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This entry was posted on January 13, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

“Talking Heads Are Missing Labor Market Strength”: Heritage Chief Economist

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From EJ Antoni in TownHall yesterday:

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This entry was posted on January 12, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Wide Dispersion in Nowcasts and Tracking

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GDPNow for Q4 at 5.1% is considerably higher than Goldman Sachs at 3.1%, and St. Louis Fed at essentially zero.

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This entry was posted on January 12, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

We Are Well and Truly F****ed: Fed Edition

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From Bloomberg:

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This entry was posted on January 11, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Six Measures of Nonfarm Payroll Employment: All Below Peak

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From CES, CPS, QCEW, Philly Fed, and from ADP:

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This entry was posted on January 11, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Change in Federal Debt Held by the Public, Trump 1.0, 2.0, and Biden

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The graph says it all.

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This entry was posted on January 10, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Wisconsin Manufacturing Employment and Goods Exports under Trump 2.0

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Real exports, Manufacturing employment both down relative to 2024M12.

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This entry was posted on January 10, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Accelerating Deterioration in Manufacturing Employment, Post-“Liberation Day”

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ADP and BLS CES and QCEW data confirm:

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This entry was posted on January 9, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

The Average Effective Tariff Rate thru October

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The actual — as opposed to announced — rate has only recently exceeded 12% (source: Paweł Skrzypczyński). Expect plenty of cost increases in 2026:

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This entry was posted on January 9, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

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