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The Economy

  1. the money game
    Markets Continue To Drop Sharply On Recent Economic Reports
    Why Did the Stock Market Crash? And What’s Next?Warren Buffett, crashing bitcoin, rising yen, and the deflating AI industry are all culprits in this sudden downturn.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  2. the city politic
    The Memes Have Been Great. Now Kamala Harris Needs to Talk About This.Both two-term Democratic presidents since FDR shared a clear policy focus.
    By Errol Louis
  3. the money game
    Jerome Powell Is Running Out of Reasons to Hold Interest Rates So HighWall Street is betting on a September rate cut. Is the Fed chair listening this time?
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  4. the money game
    Why Chocolate Prices Are Going BananasCocoa on the futures markets has quadrupled lately to all-time highs. What’s going on?
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  5. just asking questions
    Why the Election Might Come Down to Pennsylvania’s EconomyMoody’s chief economist Mark Zandi on why he’s cautiously optimistic about Biden’s reelection.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  6. the money game
    Is the Good Economy a Mirage?You may be feeling better about the economy, but that might not last much longer if inflation doesn’t fall further.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  7. the left
    Is Widespread Economic Discontent Good for the Left?Just because voters dislike the Biden economy doesn’t mean they’re eager for radical change.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. screen time
    Is Your Phone the Reason You Feel Broke?The smartphone economy is booming — and it also feels awful.
    By John Herrman
  9. the money game
    Wall Street Is Back to Not Taking Jerome Powell ‘Seriously’The economy has to get better eventually. Right?
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  10. the economy
    You Don’t Want 2020 Prices BackOnly a depression could bring back the pre-pandemic levels of inflation.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. early and often
    Trump Has a Plan for Massively Increasing InflationThe GOP candidate is benefiting from outrage over high prices, even though his policies would raise them further.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. technology
    OpenAI Was Never Going to Save Us From the Robot ApocalypseThe idea that a single nonprofit could ensure that AI was developed at a “safe” speed never made any sense.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. the economy
    3 Reasons Biden’s Strong Economy Is UnpopularThe U.S. economy is the envy of Europe yet the bane of American voters’ existence.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. early and often
    Trump’s Economic Message Is Fool’s Gold for Swing VotersMAGA base voters love Trump’s reactionary and authoritarian nature. His economic promises are meant to encourage other voters to look the other way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the money game
    The Three Tweets That Broke the Gloom Over the U.S. Treasury MarketsBill Ackman is a bond vigilante no more.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  16. the money game
    How the Bond Market Is Screaming ‘Danger’ for the EconomyCampbell Harvey, a finance professor who discovered the inverted yield curve, says the current one is ominous.
    By Jen Wieczner
  17. the economy
    The Jobs Report Isn’t As Good As It LooksWages aren’t rising as quickly, and hours are falling for workers
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  18. the economy
    Are Rising Bond Yields and Deficits a National Crisis?America’s long-term economic outlook might pose a challenge to progressives.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. early and often
    3 Economic Risks That Could Decide the 2024 RaceBiden’s reelection may hinge on the trajectory of oil prices.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. just asking questions
    Will China’s Economic Slump Be Contagious?Brad Setser, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, on how to interpret grim news from the world’s second-biggest economy.
    By Benjamin Hart
  21. the money game
    Jerome Powell Might Have Avoided a Recession. How Is a Mystery.“He helped steer us towards this nirvana of the soft landing.” Just don’t ask any questions.
    By Jen Wieczner
  22. the economy
    America’s Economic Outlook Keeps Getting BetterProductivity and real wages are rising.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. the economy
    Rent Growth Is Slowing (Where Housing Got Built)Fresh confirmation that housing, like every other good, gets cheaper when there’s more of it to go around.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. the national interest
    There’s a Simple Reason Voters Aren’t Crediting Bidenomics (Yet)It takes time for perception to match reality.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the money game
    It’s Hot Economy SummerWith unemployment low and prices stable, consumers are in the catbird seat — at least until the fall
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  26. early and often
    Biden’s Unpopularity Is More Mysterious Than It LooksThe economy is doing well. So why do so many people hate it?
    By Eric Levitz
  27. the economy
    The ‘Greedflation’ Debate Is Deeply ConfusedThe left should promote progressive solutions to inflation rather than championing dubious explanations for its cause.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. the economy
    It Makes Sense That Bidenomics Is Unpopular (So Far)For all its virtues, the president’s economic agenda has yet to increase living standards for most Americans.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. the economy
    The Recession That Didn’t HappenA variety of indicators suggest that the economy is more resilient than experts thought.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. the economy
    Larry Summers Was Wrong About InflationThe economist predicted that the Fed would need to push unemployment above 5 percent to contain price growth. Whoops.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. the money game
    How to Navigate the Bizarro EconomyIs good news on jobs going to push the Federal Reserve to create a recession?
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  32. liveblog
    The Debt Ceiling Bill Faces Its First Test: Live UpdatesBefore the deal goes to a full House vote, it has to pass a GOP-controlled committee where far-right members could potentially slow things down.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  33. the economy
    New Study Finds a High Minimum Wages Creates JobsConventional wisdom had long suggested the opposite.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. jerome powell
    Are We on the Edge of a Recession?The Federal Reserve thinks the economy is months away from slipping into a downturn. There are definitely reasons to worry.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  35. socialism
    Blaming ‘Capitalism’ Is Not an Alternative to Solving ProblemsThe revolution is not coming anytime soon.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. the fed
    Jerome Powell Will Not Be StoppedIt’s been a year since the Federal Reserve started hiking interest rates, and there’s no reason for it to turn back now.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  37. the economy
    How Fallout From SVB Is Increasing the Risk of a RecessionAs midsize banks bleed deposits, consumers and businesses will suddenly find credit hard to come by.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. mental health
    4 Explanations for the Teen Mental-Health CrisisThe possible culprits include social media’s pernicious influence on adolescence, rising academic pressure, and helicopter parenting.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. artificial intelligence
    Is AI Turning Me Into an Obsolete Machine?Everything you need to know about GPT-4 and my existential crisis.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. silicon valley bank
    The Fed Might ‘Fix’ the Economy by Breaking BanksTriggering a cascade of bank runs might be an effective way to cool off an economy.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. the economy
    The 4-Day Week Is for White-collar WorkersFor America’s wage laborers, a 32-hour workweek is less of a beautiful dream than an oppressive reality.
    By Eric Levitz
  42. the economy
    The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More ImmigrationWhy young migrant workers are illegally filling a void in the job market.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. the economy
    America’s Labor Shortages Are Good, ActuallyThe upside of longer lines and faltering customer service.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. the economy
    The Fed Can Stop Choking the Economy NowThe statistical and moral case for easing up on the interest-rate hikes.
    By Eric Levitz
  45. the big picture
    The End of ‘Zombie Neoliberalism’?There is burgeoning, bipartisan support for big government.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. the money game
    Jerome Powell’s Crazy Balancing ActThe Fed chairman faces a big decision with the world watching. No one said his job would be easy.
    By Kyla Scanlon
  47. foreign interests
    China’s Economic Model Is in Crisis (and Xi Knows It)COVID exacerbated the imbalances in China’s economy. But the Chinese Communist Party hasn’t found the political will to correct them.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. the economy
    Why There (Probably) Won’t Be a Recession This YearA conversation with macroeconomic analyst Jon Turek.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. the system
    When Supply, Not Demand, Is the ProblemThe economy is changing. Liberalism must change with it.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. the economy
    How Bad Is the Economy Going to Get?The case for (and against) expecting a bad recession in 2023.
    By Eric Levitz
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