Monetary Economics
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What Shipping Containers Did for Trade, Stablecoins Can Do for Money
Stablecoins offer enormous promise for digital commerce if we codify their standard.
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Money Isn’t a Measuring Stick — It’s a Messenger
If a dollar were constant, like an inch or an hour, trade would collapse. A core part of currency’s purpose is to contract and expand, signaling scarcity and abundance.
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“You’re Fired” — The President, Lisa Cook, and the Fragility of Fed Autonomy
Both parties have shown themselves willing to play politics with the Fed when it suits their interests. Neither likes it when the other does.
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Fed Goes Back to Basics with Framework Revisions
The Federal Reserve is scrapping its asymmetric average inflation experiment. Will it help calm markets?
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Inflation Declined in July
The Federal Reserve’s restrictive stance continues to put downward pressure on inflation.
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Economic Measurement and the Mirage of Exactness
Numbers do not speak for themselves. They are framed, spun, and selectively emphasized.
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Core vs Headline: What Really Drives Inflation Calculations
What is core CPI, and why does it holds such weight in shaping economic policy and market expectations?
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Why is the Fed Revising its Framework?
Chair Powell maintains that the framework “worked just fine” over the past five years, but that changes underway seem to admit to past mistakes.
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William Jennings Bryan vs. Carl Schurz: Lessons from the Gilded Age Money Debate
The harmful effects of rising money supply and rising prices fall heavy on the middle class. Printing “free” money is a costly temptation.
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Rate of Inflation Cools in July, Case for Rate Cuts Builds
Core inflation rose only modestly, thanks to lower energy costs. Paired with weak job gains, the price trend adds pressure on the Fed to cut rates in September.
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What Shipping Containers Did for Trade, Stablecoins Can Do for Money
Stablecoins offer enormous promise for digital commerce if we codify their standard.
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•
Money Isn’t a Measuring Stick — It’s a Messenger
If a dollar were constant, like an inch or an hour, trade would collapse. A core part of currency’s purpose is to contract and expand, signaling scarcity and abundance.
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•
“You’re Fired” — The President, Lisa Cook, and the Fragility of Fed Autonomy
Both parties have shown themselves willing to play politics with the Fed when it suits their interests. Neither likes it when the other does.
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•
Fed Goes Back to Basics with Framework Revisions
The Federal Reserve is scrapping its asymmetric average inflation experiment. Will it help calm markets?
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•
Inflation Declined in July
The Federal Reserve’s restrictive stance continues to put downward pressure on inflation.
-
•
Economic Measurement and the Mirage of Exactness
Numbers do not speak for themselves. They are framed, spun, and selectively emphasized.
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•
Core vs Headline: What Really Drives Inflation Calculations
What is core CPI, and why does it holds such weight in shaping economic policy and market expectations?
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•
Why is the Fed Revising its Framework?
Chair Powell maintains that the framework “worked just fine” over the past five years, but that changes underway seem to admit to past mistakes.
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•
William Jennings Bryan vs. Carl Schurz: Lessons from the Gilded Age Money Debate
The harmful effects of rising money supply and rising prices fall heavy on the middle class. Printing “free” money is a costly temptation.
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•
Rate of Inflation Cools in July, Case for Rate Cuts Builds
Core inflation rose only modestly, thanks to lower energy costs. Paired with weak job gains, the price trend adds pressure on the Fed to cut rates in September.