NABE Survey Result on Economic Data Quality: “Worried”
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If You Can’t Get Somebody on Lack of Qualifications, Then Make Something Up: Economics Edition
Back in 2022, a group of Republicans argued that Lisa D. Cook should not be appointed as a Fed governor because of her thin resume. How does that argument stand out in terms of whom the Trump administration has put in place in economic posts? In order to evaluate this, I first repost my 2022 Econbrowser post below:
Steve Cortez: “Antoni is … a serious, fact-driven economist with a record of rigorous analysis. “
From Daily Signal. Paragraph continues:
Final Sales to Domestic Purchasers – Nowcasts and Tracking
Goldman Sachs says +0.3% q/q AR in Q3:
Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender Out
EJ Antoni Tries to Estimate Crowding Out using 2SLS
Or at least the response of interest rates to deficits, controlling for investment and global saving.
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Guest Contribution: “Monthly Household Income Estimates at the White House”
Today we present a guest post written by Matías Scaglione of the data science and economic consulting firm Motio Research.
Is the Sensitivity of Muni Bond Rates to 10 Year Treasury 0.04?
That’s the implication of this table:
Bringing Prices Down: How’s It Going?
As promised by Donald Trump?
“We’re going to have prices down- I think you’re going to see some pretty drastic price reductions.”
Associated Press, Trump holds a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, YouTube (January 7, 2025).
Residential Investment: Nowcast down 5.9% q/q AR
Based on residential investment construction July release (starts 1.428 mn > 1.29 mn Bbg consensus; permits 1.354mn < 1.39mn Bbg consensus):