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Alles ist verloren…

一切都結束了,  所有都失去咗 or whatever language you want to put it in. Bloomberg: “Trump Says He Has Made His Choice to Lead the Federal Reserve”. As of 8pm CT today:

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This entry was posted on November 30, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

ADP Weekly Employment thru 11/8

From ADP via Paweł Skrzypczyński:

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This entry was posted on November 30, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Private Credit, AI, and Financial Stability

Private credit, lending from nonbank financial intermediaries (NBFIs), has been on the rise:

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This entry was posted on November 30, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Small Firm Employment Falls Again

Private NFP continues to be sustained by large firm hiring.

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This entry was posted on November 30, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

High Frequency Readings on Economic Growth

Growth has decelerated by about half a percentage point since Liberation Day.

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This entry was posted on November 28, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Clifford Winston: “Market Corrections Not Government Interventions”

That’s the title of a new book (Palgrave MacMillan) by Clifford Winston, Senior Nonresident Fellow in  Economic Studies at Brookings.

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This entry was posted on November 26, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Under Biden “…prices rose much faster than earnings”

EJ Antoni, formerly nominated to be BLS Commissioner, says so at 5:50 on this FoxBusiness clip. True? Kind of. Maybe. Sort of. Well, not quite. Let’s take a look at a time series.

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This entry was posted on November 26, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Prospects for Computer Equipment Investment

A large portion of GDP growth is accounted for (in a mechanical sense) by capital investment related to AI. What are the prospects for continued spending momentum from this sector, given recent developments in markets?

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This entry was posted on November 25, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Gaps: Above Potential GDP, or Below the “Natural Rate”

The view using CBO measures:

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This entry was posted on November 25, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.

Waiting for Data: Schedule and Alternative Business Cycle Indicators

Tired of scanning the internet for data pertaining to data releases in this new world? Pawel Skrzypczynski has an extremely useful website compiling latest estimates of data releases, updated continuously. Here’s today’s table:

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This entry was posted on November 25, 2025 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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