paid Trump 2.0 • 3 min read Checks and Balances The US is a federal republic. It isn't a democracy, where the majority always rules. The constitutional system…
paid Video Webcasts • 1 min read WEEKLY WEBCAST: Japan’s Brawl With The Bond Vigilantes After last week’s portentous Japanese government bond auction, in which demand was so weak as to be off the…
paid Week Ahead • 3 min read ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: May 27 - 30 The week ahead is starting with another tariff whiplash. On April 2, President Donald Trump imposed hefty reciprocal tariffs on…
paid Deep Dive • 3 min read DEEP DIVE: Demographics Entrench Deflation In China For a decade now, economists have been theorizing about how China’s aging and shrinking population might affect its economic…
public Trump 2.0 • 3 min read The Elephants In The Room The elephant is as good a metaphor as there is for the US government bond market. Its scale, power, memory,…
public Week Ahead • 3 min read ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: May 19–23 The week ahead is light on economic indicators. Fed officials undoubtedly will make some headlines. They are likely to reiterate…
public US Economy • 4 min read Not Much Stagflation Today Earlier this year, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he and President Donald Trump were focusing on the 10-year…