RT @tracyalloway: These charts never get old. https://t.co/wy1IDe5j2n
David Wessel Sun 07 Mar 2021 14:37

RT @JStein_WaPo: Barney Frank: “You have a new consensus in America — that the government has an important role, and that Ronald Reagan was…
David Wessel Sun 07 Mar 2021 14:17

RT @UpjohnInstitute: Research finds that jobs bounce back after pandemic restrictions are lifted but COVID-19 mortality rates have a long-t…
David Wessel Sun 07 Mar 2021 13:57

RT @JStein_WaPo: Helluva chart from @byHeatherLong @andrewvandam @alyssafowers "A family of 4 in which 1 parent lost a job would get ~$70…
David Wessel Sat 06 Mar 2021 21:21

RT @ernietedeschi: Speaking of jobs day, some professional news. Beginning March 15, I'll be joining @WhiteHouseCEA as a Senior Policy Eco…
David Wessel Sat 06 Mar 2021 00:40

RT @awprokop: In the end Manchin and 217 House Democrats have to agree on the exact same bill. Or else there is no is no bill.
David Wessel Sat 06 Mar 2021 00:35

RT @GermanyinUSA: Ambassador Haber will join Foreign Minister @HeikoMaas in a discussion on US-German friendship and the transatlantic alli…
David Wessel Fri 05 Mar 2021 21:10

Big drop among Hispanic women too
David Wessel Fri 05 Mar 2021 16:55

thread, i mean
David Wessel Fri 05 Mar 2021 15:35

BLS says 22.7% of all employed workers teleworked because of the pandemic (down from 35.4% in May 2020) -Those with high school only: 7.7% -Those with BA or higher: 41.4%
David Wessel Fri 05 Mar 2021 13:45

RT @JudyWoodruff: .?@washingtonpost? reports it will take estimated 17 hours to read #Covid economic relief bill out loud, at request of ?@…
David Wessel Fri 05 Mar 2021 01:54

What’s the most convincing explanation of the bond market’s reaction (pushing up 10 year yield) to Powell’s comments to @WSJ today? Not dovish enough? Didn’t endorse YCC? Too complacent about inflation? https://t.co/VK6pCNsShP
David Wessel Thu 04 Mar 2021 21:03

New from CBO: By the end of 2021, federal debt held by the public is projected to equal 102% of GDP. Not counting the $1.9t bill or any other legislation, debt will reach 107% iin 2031 and 202% of GDP by 2051 Link
David Wessel Thu 04 Mar 2021 19:48

“We are committed to staying on the playing field until the job is really done” — Jay Powell, Fed Chair @WSJ
David Wessel Thu 04 Mar 2021 17:38

Dovish Powell says he’d be worried about disorderly conditions in bond market or persistent tightening of financial conditions. Emphasizes that Fed will tolerate, even welcome, a temporary increase inflation, and will be patient about tightening if it sees that as transitory @WSJ
David Wessel Thu 04 Mar 2021 17:23

Jay Powell opens his @WSJ interview by noting that today would have been Alice Rivlin's 90th birthday (and his own mother’s 95th)
David Wessel Thu 04 Mar 2021 17:13

RT @Macro_Musings: New Episode: Implementing a standing repo facility and tweaking the supplemental leverage ratio are just a couple of sol…
David Wessel Thu 04 Mar 2021 14:38

RT @RichardvReeves: Biden is right: A lot of students at elite schools have student debt (U Penn ALONE accounts for $2 billion). Latest sal…
David Wessel Thu 04 Mar 2021 13:23

RT @mkraju: Republicans are telling me they plan to force Senate clerks to read the full $1.9 trillion relief bill aloud. Typically that pr…
David Wessel Wed 03 Mar 2021 20:22

RT @NickTimiraos: Join the WSJ's Jobs Summit on Thursday, March 4 at noon EST. I'll moderate our opening session, a conversation with Fed…
David Wessel Wed 03 Mar 2021 16:22

New from IMF: Negative interest rates have succeeded in easing financial conditions without raising significant financial stability concerns. Central banks that adopted negative rates may be able to cut them further. Others should consider. https://t.co/q8BzUBgj4V
David Wessel Wed 03 Mar 2021 16:02

RT @ernietedeschi: Data from the @uscensusbureau Household Pulse Survey suggests employment was roughly flat between January and February,…
David Wessel Wed 03 Mar 2021 13:42

Also coming from CBO: An explanation of CBO’s forecast of the Fed’s balance sheet, the balance sheet’s direct and indirect implications for the federal budget, and its connection to CBO’s forecast of Fed policies.
David Wessel Tue 02 Mar 2021 19:51

Coming later this year from CBO: -An overview of the ways climate change and climate change policy affect the federal budget - An analysis of the distributional effects of carbon taxes. Link
David Wessel Tue 02 Mar 2021 19:51

JPMorgan: We have not changed our forecast that the first Fed hike will not occur until early 2024.
David Wessel Tue 02 Mar 2021 18:31