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The Latest Breaking News from Paul Krugman

'It really disturbs me to say this, but I think I agree with Larry.' Paul Krugman sides with frenemy Larry Summers on inflation fight.

Both economists think the U.S. Federal Reserve is just as likely to overestimate inflation as underestimate it.

Fortune

The Trillion Dollar Coin is really a thing. What you need to know about the off-the-wall solution to America's debt crisis.

As the U.S. rushes towards default, some say the Federal Reserve can use a trillion dollar (platinum or digital) coin to avert financial catastrophe. Could this work?

Fortune

Are Tesla's Price Cuts A Sign Of Impending Doom, Or The Opposite?

For years Tesla seemed unstoppable, and the stock soared. Conventional wisdom was that only a drop in demand would bring the rocket ship back to Earth.

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What is ‘supercore’ inflation? Economists are obsessing over a narrow slice of price data

Economists think excluding sectors like housing gives a better idea of what’s really happening with inflation.

Fortune

The market is watching the Fed like a hawk to see when it pivots. Too bad the Fed is split on what to do

Fed official James Bullard says interest rates have to go even higher to bring down inflation, while others disagree.

Fortune

Pausing interest rate hikes would be the Fed’s ‘worst mistake,’ Citadel’s Griffin says

Despite recession fears and inflation seemingly receding, Griffin says the Federal Reserve should stay the course with interest rate hikes.

Fortune

‘It’s very possible we are peaking’: IMF managing director says global inflation could soon be going down, while economist Paul Krugman says in the U.S. it might already be at 4%

Declines in rental prices and slowing wage growth could mean inflation is past its peak, but not everyone agrees.

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£8 billion Shell profits fuel new windfall tax call

Economics is not a morality play. Don’t take my word for it – Paul Krugman said it first. In a 2010 blogpost I for some reason never forgot (alongside a host of random Arsenal scores from the early 2000s and Taylor Swift bridges), he wrote:

Evening Standard

The Fed Is Skating To Where The Puck Was: Comparisons To Volcker's 1980s Inflation Are 'Conceptually Wrong,' Says This Economist

Unbeknownst to many, the gift for the 43rd anniversary of marriage is entertainment; to stretch it further, this fall marks the 43rd anniversary of a pivotal event in the history of the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy.

Benzinga

Fed Governor Says Traditional Econ Data May Not Be Keeping Up With Inflation: 'Often A Mistake'

A Federal Reserve governor has suggested that traditional data sources and lagging economic indicators might not cut it anymore.

Benzinga

Is a global recession coming? More experts are raising the alarm

Figures including the head of World Trade Organization and Paul Krugman are expressing concern about economic outlook.

Al Jazeera

Pound hits all-time low against dollar after mini-budget rocks markets

Odds of sterling hitting parity with dollar jump, as analysts say UK bond market ‘getting smoked’ by giveaway

The Guardian - UK

Constitutionally Protected Lies and the Practical Difficulties with the Fact vs. Opinion Distinction

[I'm working on a draft article called When Are Lies Constitutionally Protected?, and I thought I'd serialize it here, since I still have plenty of time to improve it; I'd love to hear your thoughts on it! (You can also read the whole article here; all the posts about it…

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