Southpaw Quant
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Central bank independence - the latest evidence based thinking.
Non-partisan take:
Threatening the central bank chair leads to higher inflation with no gain in growth (recent studies and experience bears this out).
www.piie.com/publications...
Non-partisan take:
Threatening the central bank chair leads to higher inflation with no gain in growth (recent studies and experience bears this out).
www.piie.com/publications...
Central bank independence in practice
The Peterson Institute for International Economics held a high-level conference in October 2025 in Washington, DC, to analyze the serious issues concerning central bank independence in practice. The g...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Central bank independence - the latest evidence based thinking.
Non-partisan take:
Threatening the central bank chair leads to higher inflation with no gain in growth (recent studies and experience bears this out).
www.piie.com/publications...
Non-partisan take:
Threatening the central bank chair leads to higher inflation with no gain in growth (recent studies and experience bears this out).
www.piie.com/publications...
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The formula is simple
April 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The formula is simple
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength.”
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Opinion | Putin Wins the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Spectacle
Vice President Vance starts a public fight that only helps Russia’s dictator.
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March 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength.”
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Three things worth knowing about the current fiscal debate:
1. When they're talking about savings, the numbers are usually billions (though sometimes millions).
2. When they're talking about tax cuts, the numbers are usually trillions.
3. A trillion is a thousand times larger than a billion.
1. When they're talking about savings, the numbers are usually billions (though sometimes millions).
2. When they're talking about tax cuts, the numbers are usually trillions.
3. A trillion is a thousand times larger than a billion.
February 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Three things worth knowing about the current fiscal debate:
1. When they're talking about savings, the numbers are usually billions (though sometimes millions).
2. When they're talking about tax cuts, the numbers are usually trillions.
3. A trillion is a thousand times larger than a billion.
1. When they're talking about savings, the numbers are usually billions (though sometimes millions).
2. When they're talking about tax cuts, the numbers are usually trillions.
3. A trillion is a thousand times larger than a billion.
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Biggest concerns for public right now: healthcare costs, inflation, budget deficit.
Good thing Trump/Congress plan to:
-slash Medicaid, let enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies lapse;
-increase tariffs;
-expand deficits by trillions of dollars through tax cuts
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Good thing Trump/Congress plan to:
-slash Medicaid, let enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies lapse;
-increase tariffs;
-expand deficits by trillions of dollars through tax cuts
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
February 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Biggest concerns for public right now: healthcare costs, inflation, budget deficit.
Good thing Trump/Congress plan to:
-slash Medicaid, let enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies lapse;
-increase tariffs;
-expand deficits by trillions of dollars through tax cuts
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Good thing Trump/Congress plan to:
-slash Medicaid, let enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies lapse;
-increase tariffs;
-expand deficits by trillions of dollars through tax cuts
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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Trump's tariff-for-tax cut swap is very cleverly disguised populist policy that sounds like it's all about beating up on China to help American workers. The reality is that it's about tax cuts for the rich, paid for by import taxes on the American working and middle class.
February 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trump's tariff-for-tax cut swap is very cleverly disguised populist policy that sounds like it's all about beating up on China to help American workers. The reality is that it's about tax cuts for the rich, paid for by import taxes on the American working and middle class.
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Trump has made a habit of ginning up crises and then declaring victory when he “solves” them. We in the media must stop giving this arsonist credit for his firefighting skills. wapo.st/4jSmj87
Opinion | When the arsonist demands praise for his firefighting skills
Donald Trump is great at creating problems — and then pretending to fix them.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Trump has made a habit of ginning up crises and then declaring victory when he “solves” them. We in the media must stop giving this arsonist credit for his firefighting skills. wapo.st/4jSmj87