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Sunday links: policy blunders

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wsj.com) Revolut now has a UK banking license. vox.com) Work Research on how race, class and location affect economic mobility in the U.S. ft.com) Economy The case for the Fed to cut rates. wsj.com) How the post-pandemic economy is messing with the Sahm Rule. ft.com) The economic schedule for the coming week.

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Sunday links: the myth of work life balance

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(smithsonianmag.com) Policy research Do we really want people to lose their licenses, and jobs, because they have unpaid debts? nber.org) Economy Why the odds of a June rate cut are falling. stayathomemacro.substack.com) The puzzle of economic performance under Republic and Democratic administrations.

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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

. • Blame History for Making Recession Calls So Hard : The National Bureau of Economic Research has been putting dates on downturns since 1929 — well before there was such a thing as gross domestic product ( Bloomberg ) see also Does This Look Like a Recession To You? Things are very weird right now. Contradictions abound.

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Sunday links: too many theories

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npr.org) Occupational licensing is out of control. theatlantic.com) Economy Menzie Chinn, "Strong labor market, spending and income numbers all suggest no recession in place yet." econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. wsj.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Top clicks last week on the site.

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

The Federal Reserve is struggling to cool inflation further without damaging the economy. Quanta Magazine ) • Why More Americans Are Using Fake License Plates and Getting Away : With It The old system of traffic control is breaking down. My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • The Fed Has No Good Options. The easy part is over.

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Thursday links: bear market endings

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theinformation.com) Jamie Dimon is cautious about the economy. finance.yahoo.com) Netflix Netflix ($NFLX) is uniquely at-risk of losing licensed content. cbc.ca) Why Sri Lanka is facing an economic crisis. nytimes.com) Economy Weekly initial unemployment claims continue to climb higher. dollar is now overvalued.

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10 Thursday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Carson ) • Don’t believe what anyone says about the economy. Washington Post ) but see also One plausible explanation for this too-good-to-be-true economy : The most plausible explanation of all is that the pandemic and subsequent recovery were so unusual that the normal rules of economics don’t apply. Including me.

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