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Government Spending Is Out of Control! LOL

The Big Picture

Let’s delve into a case in point of Coase’s theorem: If you wanted to peddle the narrative that government spending is out of control, you might present a chart like the one above, which is an exact replica of a chart that appeared recently in a piece of research from a major Wall St. investment firm. How can this be?

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Tuesday links: economic confidence

Abnormal Returns

targeted by the government. (bloomberg.com) Substack has launched a new video feed. fastcompany.com) Substack says it will work with FIRE to defend foreign writers residing in the U.S. theverge.com)

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Q4 GDP Growth Revised up to 2.4% Annual Rate

Calculated Risk

Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investment. percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (October, November, and December), according to the third estimate released by the U.S.

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MiB: Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Global Chief Economist for BCG

The Big Picture

Prior to this role at BCG, Philipp advised financial institutions and governments at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as well as McKinsey & Company. He is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and World Economic Forum. He was also Chief Economist at Stanford C.

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Q4 GDP Growth Unrevised at 2.3% Annual Rate

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Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investment. percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (October, November, and December), according to the second estimate released by the U.S.

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Schedule for Week of March 2, 2025

Calculated Risk

Fed Chair Powell speaks on the economic outlook on Friday. -- Monday, March 3rd -- 10:00 AM: ISM Manufacturing Index for February. This report is for private payrolls only (no government). 12:30 PM: Speech, Fed Chair Jerome Powell , Economic Outlook , At The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 2025 U.S. in January.

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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Calculated Risk

Treasury yields continue to be volatile as economic uncertainty dominates markets. Most mortgage rates finished last week lower, with the 30-year fixed essentially unchanged at 6.70