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Moralizing Markets: Vatican Bank Wades into Faith-Based Indexing
Can the Holy See and other normative authorities harness profit-seeking systems… without undermining their purpose?
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New York Can’t Afford to Sideline Private Developers
Private investment can deliver new rentals at scale, but few will want to build if NYC makes it impossible to charge market rates or remove delinquent tenants.
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Tariffs and the New Economic Lysenkoism
The issue is not whether tariffs are good or bad, but whether economic research can proceed without fear of reprisal when its findings prove inconvenient.
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Delayed Data Unlikely to Resolve Disagreements at Fed
Fresh data confirm lingering inflation, but data disruptions, policy shocks, and political pressures are complicating the Fed’s next move.
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No, First-Time Homebuyers Aren’t All 40 Now
A viral housing statistic has captured headlines and fueled frustration. But the emotionally satisfying data rests on shaky methodology, identifying the wrong problem.
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Rents, AI, and Commodity Prices: What Drove State-Level Growth in 2024?
Localized price data from the BEA show specific patterns of growth and inflation reshaped the economic map of the United States in 2024.
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Return to Reality: The Economy is Pivoting Amid Digital Overload
Both social research and market trends show people are pushing back against digital saturation, paying a premium for presence and authenticity.
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Indebted to the Printing Press: Fiscal Dominance Is No Longer Theoretical
As debt-service costs surge, deficits pressure the Fed in ways that threaten long-term price stability. Pandemic stimulus has given way to structural imbalance.
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The Capitalism ‘Stranger Things’ Runs On — But Pretends Not to Like
When Jonathan declares his artistic ambitions are anti-capitalist, it clashes with everything the show has relied on for five seasons. The finale demonstrates better jobs, bigger dreams, and individual agency rely on voluntary exchange.
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Economic Data Revisions Show the Limits of Real-Time Measurement, Not Malfeasance
Revisions are not a failure of economic statistics — they are the tradeoff of receiving a rough but timely signal.
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Moralizing Markets: Vatican Bank Wades into Faith-Based Indexing
Can the Holy See and other normative authorities harness profit-seeking systems… without undermining their purpose?
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•
New York Can’t Afford to Sideline Private Developers
Private investment can deliver new rentals at scale, but few will want to build if NYC makes it impossible to charge market rates or remove delinquent tenants.
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•
Tariffs and the New Economic Lysenkoism
The issue is not whether tariffs are good or bad, but whether economic research can proceed without fear of reprisal when its findings prove inconvenient.
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•
Delayed Data Unlikely to Resolve Disagreements at Fed
Fresh data confirm lingering inflation, but data disruptions, policy shocks, and political pressures are complicating the Fed’s next move.
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•
No, First-Time Homebuyers Aren’t All 40 Now
A viral housing statistic has captured headlines and fueled frustration. But the emotionally satisfying data rests on shaky methodology, identifying the wrong problem.
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•
Rents, AI, and Commodity Prices: What Drove State-Level Growth in 2024?
Localized price data from the BEA show specific patterns of growth and inflation reshaped the economic map of the United States in 2024.
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•
Return to Reality: The Economy is Pivoting Amid Digital Overload
Both social research and market trends show people are pushing back against digital saturation, paying a premium for presence and authenticity.
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•
Indebted to the Printing Press: Fiscal Dominance Is No Longer Theoretical
As debt-service costs surge, deficits pressure the Fed in ways that threaten long-term price stability. Pandemic stimulus has given way to structural imbalance.
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•
The Capitalism ‘Stranger Things’ Runs On — But Pretends Not to Like
When Jonathan declares his artistic ambitions are anti-capitalist, it clashes with everything the show has relied on for five seasons. The finale demonstrates better jobs, bigger dreams, and individual agency rely on voluntary exchange.
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•
Economic Data Revisions Show the Limits of Real-Time Measurement, Not Malfeasance
Revisions are not a failure of economic statistics — they are the tradeoff of receiving a rough but timely signal.