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Russia's Underwhelming Oil Revenue Windfall
The latest data show that the increase in energy prices since the start of the conflict with Iran has done relatively little to improve the finances of…
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Matthew C. Klein
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The U.S. Job Market is (Still) Inflationary
Wage growth is now accelerating slightly, supporting the quickening of "supercore" service price increases. Plus: more on the health care wage slowdown…
May 14
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Matthew C. Klein
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The Growth Impulse from the Data Center Boom
There is much less than meets the eye, although the official numbers may also be undercounting some of what is happening.
May 2
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How to Think About the Tariffs
Apr 4, 2025
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Inequality, Interest Rates, Aging, and the Role of Central Banks
Aug 31, 2021
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Matthew C. Klein
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Thoughts on the Bank Bailouts
Mar 13, 2023
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Markets Are Still Sanguine About the Oil Outlook
Mar 13
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The Macro Impact of AI on GDP
Aug 21, 2025
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Inflation Is Moving the Wrong Way
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"Look Through" the Hormuz Shock if You Want. U.S. Inflation is Still Running Hot.
A wide range of underlying measures indicates that prices are rising too fast to be consistent with the Fed's alleged 2% yearly target. Plus: explaining…
Apr 17
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Matthew C. Klein
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Is U.S. Wage Growth Slowing Or Not?
Something strange is happening with wages in healthcare and private education.
Apr 5
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Matthew C. Klein
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Russia's Iran War Windfall in Perspective
As long as financial sanctions and export controls remain in place, the aggressor's gains from higher oil and gas prices will be limited.
Mar 27
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Matthew C. Klein
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The Fed is Misreading the Inflation Risks
Inflation was getting worse *before the war* across a broad range of categories. Yet Fed officials are still blaming "one-time things".
Mar 19
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Markets Are Still Sanguine About the Oil Outlook
Prior oil shocks in 1973 and 1979 involved far larger price increases than what we have seen so far. Yet this shock involves a hit to volumes that is…
Mar 13
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If You Thought the Inflation Outlook Was Bad Before...
Quantifying its size is impossible given how little we know about when and how this will end, but the direction of the impact is obvious. The big…
Mar 7
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Matthew C. Klein
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Tariffs and "International Payments Problems"
It has long been accepted that tariffs are an acceptable tool for managing balance of payments issues. The real question is whether they would be useful…
Feb 28
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Matthew C. Klein
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Arbitrary U.S. Tariffs Are Gone. What's Next?
The Supreme Court has ruled that the President cannot use "emergency" authority to impose tariffs at will. Inflation is still going to be a problem.
Feb 20
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Matthew C. Klein
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Australia Is Raising Rates. Why Not the Fed?
The U.S. economy is accelerating, yet policymakers are still unreasonably concerned about downside risks.
Feb 13
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Matthew C. Klein
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