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This is the new “go to” website, from Jason Furman (former Chair, CEA; professor at Kennedy School, nonresident fellow at PIIE):

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This entry was posted on October 25, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Front Month Brent Futures near 2022 Peak Level

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Over $116/bbl.

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This entry was posted on October 24, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Forward Price Earnings Ratios

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Looking pretty good — although one needs to wonder about analysts’ estimates of forward earnings…

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This entry was posted on October 22, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Real Weekly Earnings Down in Q3

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Overall, for HS graduates:

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This entry was posted on October 22, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Jet Fuel Prices Up

Then, when next you fly; or ship something high value from abroad. From EIA (thru 10/9):

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This entry was posted on October 20, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Insurance for AI Hyperscaler Debt, et al.

From FT yesterday:
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This entry was posted on October 20, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Wall Street Expectations for Treasury Yields: Higher for Longer

From the October WSJ survey:

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This entry was posted on October 18, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Nowcasts and WEO, WSJ Forecasts

Recent releases:

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This entry was posted on October 18, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

The Term Spread and the Case of the Missing 2024 Recession

The abstract of a new paper coauthored with Laurent Ferrara, “Missing Recessions: Revisiting the Term Spread’s Predictive Power”:

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This entry was posted on October 17, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Business Cycle Indicators: Industrial Production Up, Retail Sales Flattish

and Monthly GDP for August, manufacturing production. First, NBER BCDC indicators:

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This entry was posted on October 16, 2026 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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