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Jet Fuel Prices Up

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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.

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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.

The Cost of Living and Wages

Here are several price indicators for consumers:

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This entry was posted on October 15, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Inflation Upside Surprise

September CPI registered upside surprise:

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This entry was posted on October 14, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Steve Kamin: Tales from the Dollar-Yield Curve Nexus

From Steve Kamin:

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

The 2026 economic sciences laureates

From the Sveriges Riksbank:

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This entry was posted on October 12, 2026 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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