In January 2025, the AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators showed moderate economic momentum, with leading indicators moderating, coincident measures remaining solid, and lagging indicators rebounding sharply. The Leading Indicator declined…
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Economy
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The Trump administration’s initiative to establish a Strategic Crypto Reserve — framed as a way to promote entrepreneurship and strengthen the US position in cryptocurrency — raises significant concerns. Rather…
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Today (Mar 19, 2025) is Match Day — the medical equivalent of the NFL Draft — when would-be medical residents are matched with sponsoring clinical programs. For thousands of America’s…
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When I was in my teens (a lifetime ago), I read a lot of fantasy. J.R.R. Tolkien. G.R.R. Martin. C.S. Lewis. Terry Brooks. And then there was Frank Herbert, best…
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In his famously odd 1975 book, Platform for Change, the British business professor Stafford Beer made the following observation: So we follow our noses. Our noses are going to be…
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The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee left the target range of its policy rate unchanged at its March meeting on Wednesday. It has remained at 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent…
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In his famously odd 1975 book, Platform for Change, the British business professor Stafford Beer made the following observation: So we follow our noses. Our noses are going to be…
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When I was in my teens (a lifetime ago), I read a lot of fantasy. J.R.R. Tolkien. G.R.R. Martin. C.S. Lewis. Terry Brooks. And then there was Frank Herbert, best…
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On Saturday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up to arrest Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbian graduate student who was accused of showing support for Hamas. On one level, the…
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Last December, I wrote about Senators Hawley and Sanders’ call to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent. This cause was recently taken up by Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and…