Calculated Risk

JANUARY 13, 2023

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2023. 1) Economic growth: Economic growth was probably close to 1% in 2022 as the economy slowed following the economic rebound in 2021. How much will the economy grow in 2023? The FOMC is expecting growth of just 0.4%

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JUNE 23, 2024

scheplick.com) Business The degenerate economy is booming. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org) Wealth taxes are attractive in theory, impractical in reality. msn.com) Heat is going to increasingly play a role in how the economy works. wapo.st) Economy More companies are now touting price cuts.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 1, 2024

reason.com) Taxing unrealized capital gains is a bad idea. paragraph.xyz) Can adjusting the tax code help increase fertility? sherwood.news) Economy Real wages are still rising. econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. (prospect.org) The math on mass deportation doesn't add up. Just ask Norway.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 24, 2025

drorpoleg.com) Crypto MicroStrategy ($MSTR) has a tax dilemma. ft.com) More tax-free ETF conversions are coming. bigtechnology.com) Economy Sales of existing homes in the US hit their lowest level since 1995. calculatedriskblog.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Podcast links: basic economics.

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Abnormal Returns

MAY 12, 2024

(theatlantic.com) Do data centers really deserve tax breaks? vox.com) Economy Some signs of economic caution. klementoninvesting.substack.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. newconsumer.com) Opportunity zones have been a disappointment. It’s my story. It’s your story. bloomberg.com) Crime The U.S.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

papers.ssrn.com) Taxes No matter who is President in 2025, taxes will be at the top of the agenda. sherwood.news) Economy The U.S. economy is on shakier ground. ft.com) The labor economy has slowed down to pre-pandemic levels. econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming week.

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Abnormal Returns

MAY 26, 2024

downtownjoshbrown.com) Strategy The economy is not the stock market, and vice versa. washingtonmonthly.com) Tax enforcement pays for itself. slowboring.com) Economy Air travel is now well above pre-pandemic levels. calculatedriskblog.com) The economy isn't in recession, but it isn't perfect.

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APRIL 21, 2024

philbak.substack.com) Taxes How much do higher taxes prompt millionaires to relocate? theatlantic.com) Is there a better way to maximize charitable giving instead of a tax deduction? vox.com) Trying to tax all families equitably is a dilemma. npr.org) Economy Why wealth inequality is growing.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

(fastcompany.com) Venture capital Why VC-backed startups focused on the 'creator economy' have disappointed. nytimes.com) China is facing a lost economic decade. nytimes.com) IRS There is no shortage of wealthy people with back taxes owed. theconversation.com) Researched show stepped up tax audits more than pay for themselves.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Sure, RRE/CRE is a huge part of the economy, so its health is always important. But for the purposes of our discussion about the state of the economy and rising interest rates, Real Estate is where the rubber meets the road. Rising Fed Funds Rates make capital and credit more expensive; the calculus around both debt and equity shifts.

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Calculated Risk

JANUARY 10, 2024

Earlier I posted some questions on my blog for this year: Ten Economic Questions for 2024. 1) Economic growth: Economic growth was probably close to 2.6% How much will the economy grow in 2024? An exception for this data series was the mid '60s when the Vietnam buildup kept the economy out of recession.

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Calculated Risk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We did see negative real GDP growth in Q1 and in Q2 - but that didn't mean the US economy was in a recession (and this has never been the definition of a US recession). Also, there are two measures of economic growth - Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and Gross Domestic Income (GDI). See: Better Measure of Output: GDP or GDI?

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Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 18, 2024

disciplinefunds.com) Vanguard is launching two new active ETFs, the Vanguard Core Tax-Exempt Bond ETF ($VCRM) and Vanguard Short Duration Tax-Exempt Bond ETF ($VSDM). thesling.org) Economy Sam Ro, "In other words, the American consumer isn’t spending as recklessly as they used to. (sherwood.news) The Ozempic shortage is over.

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 9, 2024

wsj.com) Policy What happens if the 2017 tax cuts lapse. wsj.com) Investing in ports has positive spillover economic effects. papers.ssrn.com) Economy Signs that the bottom 50% of the income spectrum have done well post-pandemic. wsj.com) The economic schedule for the coming week.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 17, 2023

They also wrote the 2011 bestseller “ Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon ,” about the mortgage crisis. economy, but American society as a whole. We discuss the Carried Interest tax loophole, a tax dodge that benefits a few 1000 people in the country but cost U.S.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

citywire.com) Economy Five economic reasons to be thankful including 'Low unemployment claims.' econbrowser.com) Falling response rates are putting economic data quality at-risk. bloomberg.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Podcast links: tax fairness. calculatedriskblog.com) Where do year-ahead inflation expectations sit?

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 9, 2023

(crr.bc.edu) We are going to need a replacement for the gasoline tax. nytimes.com) How expanded child tax credits were used. vox.com) Economy Will interest rates eventually slow the U.S. vox.com) Economy Will interest rates eventually slow the U.S. econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming week.

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Carson Wealth

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Understanding Tax Compliance and Risk Management Ultra-high-net-worth individuals face unique tax challenges, including high rates and ever-changing complex tax codes. If managed improperly or inefficiently, tax issues could significantly erode your familys wealth and even lead to legal complications.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 22, 2023

(thestreet.com) Ark Invest's ETFs have built up plenty of tax losses to carry forward. arstechnica.com) Economy Another chart crime debunked. arstechnica.com) Economy Another chart crime debunked. ritholtz.com) The apartment economy continues to loosen. ft.com) How has the first wave of semi-transparent active ETFs done?

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Zoe Financial

APRIL 7, 2025

Tariffs impact: Proposed increases could raise the effective tax rate on U.S. Consider speaking with a financial advisor about risk tolerance and strategies like tax loss harvesting. Opinions expressed by Zoe Financial are based on economic or market conditions at the time this material was written. imports from 2.3%

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Abnormal Returns

MARCH 17, 2024

axios.com) Everybody wants simpler taxes, but it never happens. bloomberg.com) Economy Consumer balance sheets are in good shape. bonddad.blogspot.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. (axios.com) Private equity return dispersion is a problem. mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) How search funds work.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

cbsnews.com) Economy Is crude oil losing its salience as an economic indicator? awealthofcommonsense.com) What falling tax withholding numbers say about the state of the economy. bonddad.blogspot.com) What does the Taylor Swift ticket situation tell us about the economy?

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Abnormal Returns

MAY 21, 2023

nytimes.com) Taxes Tax filing companies are lining up against the IRS offering a free filing option. npr.org) Why the IRS is scrutinizing new claims for the employee tax retention credit. washingtonpost.com) Economy American consumer behavior is normalizing. noahpinion.blog) The NBA is a model for immigration policy.

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Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Two examples: not reaching a fiscal agreement and going off the "fiscal cliff" probably would have led to a recession, and Congress refusing to "pay the bills" would have been a policy error that would have taken the economy into recession. This has happened , but this usually leads the economy by a year or more.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 29, 2023

(noahpinion.blog) Why international tax evasion has fallen. npr.org) Economy The Fed is on the verge of breaking something. npr.org) Economy The Fed is on the verge of breaking something. disciplinefunds.com) Some cracks are showing in the consumer economy. bloomberg.com) The economic schedule for the coming week.

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Calculated Risk

MAY 29, 2023

Two examples: not reaching a fiscal agreement and going off the "fiscal cliff" probably would have led to a recession, and Congress refusing to "pay the bills" would have been a policy error that would have taken the economy into recession. See Pandemic Economics, Housing and Monetary Policy: Part I and Part II.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

That will cause a drop in property taxes and strain city budgets. Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research ). • But we first need to understand, as well as catalogue, what is causing the current economic carnage. ( The Political Economy Blog ). New York Times ).

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Mish Talk

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A 30-year-fixed mortgage with 5% down (including principal, interest, taxes, insurance and maintenance) on such a home cost $3,058 a month, while the median monthly rent on such a single-family house was $2,170, based on John Burns research.". Existing Home Sales long-term chart courtesy of Trading Economics. Not a Crash?!

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 23, 2023

npr.org) Social Security Raise Social Security taxes now before it becomes too painful. anneapplebaum.com) Economy Why haven't higher interest rates wrecked the economy already? awealthofcommonsense.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. wired.com) Why Egyptian men are fleeing to Europe.

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Zoe Financial

JANUARY 28, 2025

Nothing in these materials is intended to serve as personalized tax and/or investment advice since the availability and effectiveness of any strategy is dependent upon your individual facts and circumstances. Opinions expressed by Zoe Financial are based on economic or market conditions at the time this material was written.

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 18, 2023

(msn.com) Cutting IRS funding reliably reduces overall tax revenue. papers.ssrn.com) Economy The world is the most equal it has been in a century. foreignaffairs.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. washingtonpost.com) Should parental leave be split down the middle? msn.com) How the GOP and big business broke up.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And it was a miserable economic time, with both of these elevated measures together creating a period of unhappy people that the Misery index neatly captured. As Zunbrun observes, “ The Misery Index, as commonly constructed, doesn’t adequately capture how overall economic conditions affect attitudes.”. Should it be? 46, October 2014).

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 24, 2023

wsj.com) The employee-retention tax credit, or ERC, is a hot mess. shepherd.com) Economy You can't guarantee a soft landing just yet. econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming holiday-shortened week. (nytimes.com) Policing Why perceptions of crime are out of sync with the statistics.

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The Big Picture

JULY 27, 2022

I have detailed over the past decade or so the lagging nature of wages in America — deflationary in economic terms — and how that had begun to change in the late 2010s pre-pandemic. This attests to the robustness of the labor economy, recession or not. By any measure, we still have an enormous number of unfilled positions.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 22, 2023

CIO ) see also Job Listings Abound, but Many Are Fake : In an uncertain economy, companies post ads for jobs they might not really be trying to fill. CIO ) see also Job Listings Abound, but Many Are Fake : In an uncertain economy, companies post ads for jobs they might not really be trying to fill.

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Zoe Financial

MARCH 3, 2025

Economic Update: Retail Sales: Weaker than expected in January. Economic Surprise Index: Declined over the last 4-5 weeks from high levels. Outlook: Economy is in a soft patch, but if policy and geopolitical risks remain stable, markets could digest recent volatility. Economies and markets fluctuate.

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Zoe Financial

MARCH 24, 2025

Economic Update: Federal Reserve: Held rates steady at 4.25%4.50% Cited rising uncertainty around the economic outlook due to tariffs and slowing growth. Zoe Financial is not an accounting firm- clients and prospective clients should consult with their tax professional regarding their specific tax situation.

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