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Sunday, April 29, 2018

US Political Economy

Generational Shifts and Political Power
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-29/long-reign-of-the-baby-boomers-isn-t-over

Teachers and State-Level Politics
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-27/teacher-strikes-might-hurt-republicans-this-time

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Labels: Demographics, Economics, Labor Market, Politics, US Economy

Saturday, April 28, 2018

World Bank Gets a New Chief Economist

Yale economist Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg appointed as the new Chief Economist of the World Bank:
https://news.yale.edu/2018/04/26/yales-penny-goldberg-appointed-chief-economist-world-bank

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Labels: Economic Development, Economics

Is the Era of Low Interest Rates Coming to an End?

The Era of Very Low Inflation and Interest Rates May Be Near an End
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/upshot/the-era-of-very-low-inflation-and-interest-rates-may-be-near-an-end.html

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Labels: Economics, Finance, Global Economy, Inflation, Monetary Policy

Friday, April 27, 2018

e-SDR – A New Global Reserve Currency Proposal

Interesting read: From Dollar to e-SDR
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-dollar-trade-war-reserve-currency-sdr-by-andrew-sheng-and-xiao-geng-2018-04


Related:
https://www.moneyandbanking.com/commentary/2018/4/22/universal-central-bank-digital-currency

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Labels: Global Economy, International Affairs, Monetary Policy

Slowdown in US Consumer Spending

First estimate of 2018Q1 US GDP is out:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-27/u-s-growth-cools-to-2-3-as-gains-in-consumer-spending-ease
Bloomberg summary:
“U.S. economic growth cooled last quarter as consumers pulled back following outsize spending in the prior period, though solid business investment cushioned some of the weakness and employee-compensation costs accelerated amid a tight job market.”

US Economic Recovery:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/28/america-long-slow-boom-recovery-last-economics
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Post-Crisis US Consumer Spending:
http://www.ut.edu/uploadedFiles/Academics/Business/TBE_Spring_2018.pdf

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Labels: Economics, US Economy

Thursday, April 26, 2018

US-China Trade Spat

Stephen Roach on US-China Trade Spat
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ustr-section-301-report-biased-by-stephen-s--roach-2018-04
Jeffrey Frankel on US-China Trade Spat
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-china-trade-war-lose-by-jeffrey-frankel-2018-04

U.S. Earns More in China Than Trade Numbers Reveal
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-17/u-s-trade-deficit-does-not-reflect-subsidiaries-in-china

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Labels: Economics, Global Economy, International Affairs, Politics

Global Logistics

The Economist on global logistics
https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21741139-will-be-bad-news-some-global-logistics-business-going-be-transformed

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Labels: Global Economy, Technology
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