Florida’s housing market goes into meltdown
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/09/02/floridas-housing-market-goes-into-meltdown/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/09/02/floridas-housing-market-goes-into-meltdown/
Economics and International Affairs Blog
A politically independent blog by Vivekanand Jayakumar
Friday, September 4, 2026
August Jobs Report
August Jobs Report
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
The US economy added 162,000 jobs in August, more than double expectations
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/economy/us-jobs-report-august
August's blowout jobs report was good news for blue-collar workers, while white-collar professionals fell behind
https://www.businessinsider.com/job-growth-losses-august-industries-labor-market-2026-9
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/economy/us-jobs-report-august
https://www.businessinsider.com/job-growth-losses-august-industries-labor-market-2026-9
Related:
Climate Change - Past the Tipping Point?
The world may have less time than it thinks on climate change
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/08/30/the-world-may-have-less-time-than-it-thinks-on-climate-change
If it is affecting circulation patterns that determine how and where anticyclones form, it could accelerate alarmingly, warns Tim Palmer.
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/08/30/the-world-may-have-less-time-than-it-thinks-on-climate-change
If it is affecting circulation patterns that determine how and where anticyclones form, it could accelerate alarmingly, warns Tim Palmer.
Norwegian SWF to Sell Treasuries
Norway’s Massive Oil Fund Proposes Selling Roughly $80 Billion in U.S. Treasurys
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/norways-oil-fund-proposes-cut-to-government-bond-holdings-d930893f
The manager of the $2.4 trillion sovereign-wealth fund recommended adding riskier debt in a bid to seek greater returns.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/norways-oil-fund-proposes-cut-to-government-bond-holdings-d930893f
The manager of the $2.4 trillion sovereign-wealth fund recommended adding riskier debt in a bid to seek greater returns.
Thursday, September 3, 2026
AI Profitability - Show Me the Money
For all the talk of AI, few companies are quantifying gains
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/article/for-all-their-talk-about-ai-few-companies-are-quantifying-gains-122132208.html/
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/article/for-all-their-talk-about-ai-few-companies-are-quantifying-gains-122132208.html/
Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/technology/open-source-ai-anthropic-openai.html
Companies like AT&T are increasingly using cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over expensive ones from Anthropic and OpenAI.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/technology/open-source-ai-anthropic-openai.html
Companies like AT&T are increasingly using cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over expensive ones from Anthropic and OpenAI.
Will anybody use AI as much as coders do?
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/08/30/will-anybody-use-ai-as-much-as-coders-do
The answer will have big implications for the investment boom.
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/08/30/will-anybody-use-ai-as-much-as-coders-do
The answer will have big implications for the investment boom.
Who is an Economist?
When is an economist not an economist?
https://www.ft.com/content/89f06927-5728-4e24-9a28-621869d03392
A fraught question that warrants reflection on who gets to be a member of the influential informal guild.
https://www.ft.com/content/89f06927-5728-4e24-9a28-621869d03392
A fraught question that warrants reflection on who gets to be a member of the influential informal guild.
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