Trust these numbers? Economists see a lot of flaws in delayed CPI report showing downward inflation
Thursday saw the release of a much lighter-than-expected consumer price report for November, breaking from the recent trend of sticky ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Tag: economists
‘We might need more than a few grains of salt’: Top economists pan inflation report that effectively assumed housing inflation was zero
The government’s long-delayed November inflation report appeared, at first glance, to deliver welcome news: Consumer prices rose only 2.7% from ...
Most Economists Still Don’t Understand How Inflation Is Destroying our Economy
Perhaps it’s just for convenience that most macroeconomics textbooks still teach and discuss monetary and banking policy as if the ...
Zohran Mamdani’s signature housing policy is widely loathed by economists. Here’s why
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani swept to victory Tuesday evening on a platform of affordability, anchored by a plan ...
The job market is weak and getting weaker, top economists says, while Trump looks to the future
The lack of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics hasn’t kept Wall Street completely in the dark on ...
Report shows hiring at lowest since 2009 as economists turn to alternative data during shutdown blackout
Job fair signage as job seekers arrive at the Appalachian State University internship and job fair in Boone, North Carolina, ...
Germany was billed as Europe’s growth driver. Now, economists aren’t convinced
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses the Bundestag during a debate over the 2025 federal budget on September 17, 2025 in ...
Gen Z’s angst, the death of the midlife crisis, and young worker ‘despair’: 2 top labor economists study the mess on the ladder to success
Gen Z knows this feeling all too well. From chronic struggles with burnout to a pragmatic, even skeptical take on ...
Milei’s Message for Economists – Econlib
Soon before the election that made Javier Milei president, 108 economists around the world (including prominent names like Thomas Piketty, ...
The Economist’s finance and economics internship
The Economist is seeking promising journalists and would-be journalists to apply for our Marjorie Deane internship. Successful candidates will spend ...
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