Sitemap - 2024 - The Overshoot

Fed Officials Really Don't Want a Downturn

Inflation and the Job Market are Sending Conflicting Signals

The Chicago Fed's Austan Goolsbee on Inflation, the Stance of Monetary Policy, the "Field Guide to R-Star", Managing Supply Shocks, and More

Will Trump's Win (Eventually) Lead to *Lower* Long-Term Interest Rates?

Christopher Waller on Wages, Productivity, and Inflation

The U.S. Economy Is Not Slowing Down

U.S. Inflation Is Still Hotter than Pre-Pandemic. And that's Okay.

The Case for Huge Fed Rate Cuts Up Front (And Maybe Some Hikes Later)

Deeper Inside the Chinese Consumer Spending Data

Chinese Weakness is the Real "China Shock"

The Case for Cutting Rates (or Not) is the Same As It Was Last Year

The "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" is an Absurd Idea

The U.S. Job Market Is Better Than It Looks

Strong, But Not Too Hot: The U.S. Economy as of Mid-2024

How Many Benign Inflation Prints Are Enough?

Are Consumers Retrenching?

Mapping Chinese Capital Flight via the Sinaloa Cartel

The Fed Looks Through a Great Inflation Print

The Curious Case of Australia's (Brief?) Current Account Surplus

Perhaps Wage Growth Isn't Slowing After All?

Is Consumer Spending Slowing?

The Inflation Outlook Is Getting Better, But Also Worse?

Fed Balance Sheet Shrinkage May Be Smaller Than It Seems

Is Nominal Wage Growth Starting to Slow?

The 6% Solution?

Chinese "Overcapacity" Is Not the Problem. Underconsumption Is.

Inflation Is Not "Reaccelerating", But It Isn't Obviously Heading Back to 2%, Either

Why Have Rate Hikes Not Done Anything?

The Fed's Growth Optimism Puts a Floor Under Rates

Parsing the 2024 Inflation Rebound

Türkiye's Incredible Balancing Act

Inflation Is Still Hot, But Could Incomes Be Slowing?

U.S. Inflation Surged in January. Is It a Fluke?

China's Smaller Banks Are Getting Squeezed

Wages Are Rising Faster than We Thought

Can the EU Squeeze Hungary?

The U.S. Economy is Roaring. Why Should Rates Come Down?

America's Housing Rebound

The U.S. Economy Refuses to Slow Down

Is the Fed Preparing to Taper Its Bond Redemptions?