Nick Visco
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GLOBAL CENTRAL BANKERS: “.. We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its Chair Jerome H. Powell.”
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
January 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
GLOBAL CENTRAL BANKERS: “.. We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its Chair Jerome H. Powell.”
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
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Former Fed chairs and Treasury secretaries put out a statement on Monday defending Powell after the Justice Department opened up a criminal investigation of the chair, likening the move to what happens in emerging markets jointstatement.substack.com/p/statement-...
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Former Fed chairs and Treasury secretaries put out a statement on Monday defending Powell after the Justice Department opened up a criminal investigation of the chair, likening the move to what happens in emerging markets jointstatement.substack.com/p/statement-...
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Statement from every living former fed chair and most former treasury sectys on DOJ's criminal fed probe: "This is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets with weak institutions, with highly negative consequences…It has no place in the United States
open.substack.com/pub/jointsta...
open.substack.com/pub/jointsta...
Statement on the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve’s independence and the public’s perception of that independence are critical for economic performance, including achieving the goals Congress has set for the Federal Reserve of sta...
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Statement from every living former fed chair and most former treasury sectys on DOJ's criminal fed probe: "This is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets with weak institutions, with highly negative consequences…It has no place in the United States
open.substack.com/pub/jointsta...
open.substack.com/pub/jointsta...
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I think the DOJ criminal probe is the biggest threat to federal reserve independence since its formation. Hard to overstate the chill for officials making policy under threat of criminal prosecution. Shows there is no independent fed without an independent DOJ.
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I think the DOJ criminal probe is the biggest threat to federal reserve independence since its formation. Hard to overstate the chill for officials making policy under threat of criminal prosecution. Shows there is no independent fed without an independent DOJ.
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EVERCORE: ".. This is the first time Powell has decided to fight back. We are stunned by this deeply disturbing development .. the administration and the central bank are now in open war –- something Powell and .. Bessent have tried strenuously to avoid. .. This is unambiguously risk off."
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
EVERCORE: ".. This is the first time Powell has decided to fight back. We are stunned by this deeply disturbing development .. the administration and the central bank are now in open war –- something Powell and .. Bessent have tried strenuously to avoid. .. This is unambiguously risk off."
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky.
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky.
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If Bsky has taught me one thing about religion it is that the Episcopalians are NOT messing around.
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 1:26 AM
If Bsky has taught me one thing about religion it is that the Episcopalians are NOT messing around.
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
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Absolutely. The U.S. Confidentiality Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency (CIPSEA) Law, Section 3572.f for starters.
www.bls.gov/bls/cipsea.pdf
www.bls.gov/bls/cipsea.pdf
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Absolutely. The U.S. Confidentiality Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency (CIPSEA) Law, Section 3572.f for starters.
www.bls.gov/bls/cipsea.pdf
www.bls.gov/bls/cipsea.pdf
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Any staffer who did this would face up to 5 years in prison.
Last night, Donald Trump appeared to release confidential details of the BLS's upcoming December 2025 jobs report on social media. These are inputs that absolutely could have affect markets and impacted trading behavior... which is precisely why they're so closely guarded and NEVER leaked.
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Any staffer who did this would face up to 5 years in prison.
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Last night, Donald Trump appeared to release confidential details of the BLS's upcoming December 2025 jobs report on social media. These are inputs that absolutely could have affect markets and impacted trading behavior... which is precisely why they're so closely guarded and NEVER leaked.
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Last night, Donald Trump appeared to release confidential details of the BLS's upcoming December 2025 jobs report on social media. These are inputs that absolutely could have affect markets and impacted trading behavior... which is precisely why they're so closely guarded and NEVER leaked.
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“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
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The "undressing" deepfakes generated by Grok on X were just the tip of the iceberg. @mattburgess1.bsky.social and I found far more explicit AI videos on Grok.com, including dozens that a researcher said they reported to a regulator because they appeared to be CSAM: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...
Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X
A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The "undressing" deepfakes generated by Grok on X were just the tip of the iceberg. @mattburgess1.bsky.social and I found far more explicit AI videos on Grok.com, including dozens that a researcher said they reported to a regulator because they appeared to be CSAM: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...
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Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
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A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
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"When people are—essentially randomly—either approved or denied for SNAP, workers who get access to SNAP work *more* over the next three years." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-volat...
When Volatile Work Schedules Meet SNAP Work Requirements
New policies put low income workers in jeopardy of losing vital supports
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"When people are—essentially randomly—either approved or denied for SNAP, workers who get access to SNAP work *more* over the next three years." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-volat...
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January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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BLS clarifies that they will NOT do a one-off change of their rent/OER methodology in April, as their updated FAQ yesterday seemed to imply. h/t Omair Sharif, who I think was the first to pin them down on this. #EconSky #NumbersDay
December 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
BLS clarifies that they will NOT do a one-off change of their rent/OER methodology in April, as their updated FAQ yesterday seemed to imply. h/t Omair Sharif, who I think was the first to pin them down on this. #EconSky #NumbersDay
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Trump threatens to sue the fed chair and I can’t find the story in the WSJ or the NYT.
The radical has now been completely normalized.
FTR, we reported it yesterday on Cnbc.
Pres. Trump: Considering bringing lawsuit against Fed Chair Powell for 'gross incompetence' www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
The radical has now been completely normalized.
FTR, we reported it yesterday on Cnbc.
Pres. Trump: Considering bringing lawsuit against Fed Chair Powell for 'gross incompetence' www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
Pres. Trump: Considering bringing lawsuit against Fed Chair Powell for 'gross incompetence'
CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk breaking news out of the White House.
www.cnbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Trump threatens to sue the fed chair and I can’t find the story in the WSJ or the NYT.
The radical has now been completely normalized.
FTR, we reported it yesterday on Cnbc.
Pres. Trump: Considering bringing lawsuit against Fed Chair Powell for 'gross incompetence' www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
The radical has now been completely normalized.
FTR, we reported it yesterday on Cnbc.
Pres. Trump: Considering bringing lawsuit against Fed Chair Powell for 'gross incompetence' www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
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Free research idea:
Add arrests/convictions/days incarcerated as an outcome, to any impact evaluation related to health, education, or employment. Crime and incarceration are expensive - if an intervention reduces either, it pays for itself quickly. That's very useful info!
Add arrests/convictions/days incarcerated as an outcome, to any impact evaluation related to health, education, or employment. Crime and incarceration are expensive - if an intervention reduces either, it pays for itself quickly. That's very useful info!
December 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Free research idea:
Add arrests/convictions/days incarcerated as an outcome, to any impact evaluation related to health, education, or employment. Crime and incarceration are expensive - if an intervention reduces either, it pays for itself quickly. That's very useful info!
Add arrests/convictions/days incarcerated as an outcome, to any impact evaluation related to health, education, or employment. Crime and incarceration are expensive - if an intervention reduces either, it pays for itself quickly. That's very useful info!
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This did numbers with people weirdly (IMO) fixated on the fact that it's raw counts and not rates with a bunch calling it misleading. All of those cities are on track for the lowest murder count since at least 1970, but if you use rates...you get basically the same thing.
December 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This did numbers with people weirdly (IMO) fixated on the fact that it's raw counts and not rates with a bunch calling it misleading. All of those cities are on track for the lowest murder count since at least 1970, but if you use rates...you get basically the same thing.
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One of the only downsides of leaving Twitter is missing out on Fed Speaks Financial Charlatan of the Year voting.
Pls join in congratulating 2025 winner Michael Saylor 🥇
Related: MSTR new low list
Pls join in congratulating 2025 winner Michael Saylor 🥇
Related: MSTR new low list
December 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
One of the only downsides of leaving Twitter is missing out on Fed Speaks Financial Charlatan of the Year voting.
Pls join in congratulating 2025 winner Michael Saylor 🥇
Related: MSTR new low list
Pls join in congratulating 2025 winner Michael Saylor 🥇
Related: MSTR new low list