The US economy comes into the virus crisis strong – but the Fed will still cut another 50 bp.
Donald L. Luskin
Biden: Be Careful What You Wish For
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Sanders might have destroyed the US economy, but Biden might actually win.
Powell Not to the Rescue
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Leave it to Chairman Jay to turn a perfectly sensible rate cut into a confidence-killer.
Covid-2019 Becomes Covfefe-2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
Politicization of the crisis risks dangerously recessionary self-fulfilling prophecies.
Covid-2019 and Bernie-2020
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
CDC alarms aside, the virus is rolling over, and Sanders remains an improbable nominee.
If Coronavirus Were a Public Company...
Friday, February 14, 2020
With new reporting methods, our “restatement” shows that the epidemic is plateauing.
On the January Jobs Report
Friday, February 7, 2020
Lots of noise from revisions, and no coronavirus effects yet. But it was a solid beat.
Is Coronavirus a Chinese Bio-Weapon?
Monday, February 3, 2020
Definitely. Possibly. Uh, you can’t rule it out. Well, not really. OK, it’s a US bio-weapon.
On the January FOMC
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
We don’t get it. Spending is slower, inflation is decelerating. Yet the Fed hiked rates today.
The Fed Pretends to Listen
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Central bankers insist on promoting inflation. What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.