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Sunday links: asymmetric returns

Abnormal Returns

scheplick.com) Business The degenerate economy is booming. howardlindzon.com) How veterinary medicine became a big business. 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. disciplinefunds.com) Always check the ticker.

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Supply Chain Is 40% of Inflation

The Big Picture

Most observers of the economy assumed the answer to his question was “some amount,” but I believe di Giovanni and his co-authors are the first to quantify it: “Our analysis of the relative importance of supply-side versus demand-side factors finds 60 percent of U.S. Short answer: 40%.

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Longform links: the beef industry

Abnormal Returns

(wsj.com) Medicine Cezary Podkul, "Insurers now routinely require doctors to kick back as much as 5% if they want to be paid electronically." nytimes.com) The global economy looks a lot different than it did pre-pandemic. propublica.org) How do bad doctors stay on the job for so long after issues are identified? is well under way.

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Podcast links: better financial decisions

Abnormal Returns

washingtonpost.com) Economy Jim O'Shaughnessy talks with Dror Poleg about AI and the future of work. pushkin.fm) Non-finance Russ Roberts talks with Dr. Anupam Bapu Jena, co-author of "Random Acts of Medicine." The biz Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with David Senra about his passion for founders and podcasts.

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The Great Resignation Is Long Over

The Big Picture

This attests to the robustness of the labor economy, recession or not. Sahm: A Fed-induced recession is a medicine worse than the disease ( Financial Times ). By any measure, we still have an enormous number of unfilled positions. It’s just off the peak, but still extremely high by any measure.

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2025 Q1 Update: Federal Reserve Rates, Inflation and Financial Markets

Your Richest Life

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the economy is in a good place right now, and with inflation rates creeping back up , there is no reason to make another cut at this time. Future cuts will depend on inflation and the strength of the economy as the year goes on. 2025 Inflation creeps up The U.S.

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10 Wednesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Rest of World ) • The incredible American consumer : The biggest driver of the surprisingly resilient US economy has been the ability and willingness of Americans to shrug off the bad vibes and buy “everything that isn’t nailed down”, as Chris Rupkey puts it. Now it’s coming for the world. in the first three months of 2023 to 1.7%