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Recession after the Election?

Charles Payne joins the recession camp.

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This entry was posted on November 3, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Prediction Markets Moving on “News” (on One Poll)

Apparently, one poll in Iowa has moved PredictIt. Harris v Trump, 52-53 now flipped to 57-50.

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This entry was posted on November 2, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

UMich Sentiment Catching Up with the (Good Economic) News?

From TradingEconomics on 10/25:

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This entry was posted on November 2, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Business Cycle Indicators as of November’s Start

Employment for October and monthly GDP for September, in the set of variables followed by the NBER’s BCDC:

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This entry was posted on November 1, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

The Employment Release: Downside Surprise, Signifying?

NFP +12K vs. consensus +106K, private NFP -28K vs. +90K; but wage growth (0.4% vs. 0.3% m/m) and average weekly hours both above (34.3 vs. 34.2).

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This entry was posted on November 1, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Prediction Markets, FWIW

Reversion, seen over the past month. Why? Unclear given small movements in swing state polls.

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This entry was posted on November 1, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

“The Economy would grow under Harris. Under Trump, expect higher prices and debt.”

By Menzie Chinn and Mark Copelovitch

A Harris administration is far less likely to disrupt the ongoing and unprecedented American economic recovery of the last three years with stark policy reversals. This is an expanded version of an op-ed published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 


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This entry was posted on October 31, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Private NFP Nowcast

Based on ADP-Stanford Digital Economy Lab series for October.

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This entry was posted on October 31, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Son of ShadowStats: “Government economic figures hide the truth about the economy”

Heritage Foundation EJ Antoni channels ShadowStats:

“Government economic figures hide the truth about the economy…” Thang [sic] you,
@mises , for highlighting a recent paper @profstonge and I wrote that explains how inflation has been greatly underestimated – read the article by @RonPaul here:
https://t.co/cVroe5QwCT

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This entry was posted on October 31, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Instantaneous Inflation: PCE, Market Based PCE, HICP, CPI, and Chained CPI

With PCE deflators released today:

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This entry was posted on October 31, 2024 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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