RT @burgessev: McConnell says it was a “close call” but says impeachment is “primarily a tool of removal” and the Senate lacks jurisdiction…
David Wessel Sat 13 Feb 2021 14:50

RT @FerdiGiugliano: It's happening. Draghi becomes Italy's prime minister ??
David Wessel Fri 12 Feb 2021 18:54

RT @vauhinivara: More people in the U.S. subscribe to Amazon Prime than voted for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. Amazon is the second-bi…
David Wessel Fri 12 Feb 2021 16:19

RT @Williamw1: @NewFinancialLLP But before we start getting too excited about Amsterdam overtaking London as a financial centre, here’s a s…
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 21:53

RT @SalehaMohsin: NEW: Economist William Spriggs of the @AFLCIO is also well-liked by many White House officials for the vacant Fed board s…
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 21:43

RT @RohdeAli: Just dropped Edition 2 of Ali Rohde Jobs--a curated list of JUST Chief of Staff & biz ops roles at startups, incl: Ops Gener…
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 21:08

Relative to Sept 2020 estimates, CBO’s estimate of the deficit for 2021 is now $448 billion (or 25%) larger, and its projection of cumulative deficit between 2021 and 2030 ($12.6 trillion) is now $345 billion( or 3%) smaller due to upward revisions of economic forecast.
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 19:18

Net interest goes from 1.4% of GDP this year to 2.0% over 2027-31.
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 19:13

New CBO budget forecast is posted. With curreny policy, debt/GDP rises from 100.1% in 2020 to 107.2% of GDP in 2031 Link
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 19:13

RT @p_ganong: 1) we can track workers’ experiences over the course of pandemic Confirm well-known fact: long-term unemployment is high N…
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 16:33

RT @R_Perli: Powell is saying that even the pre-Covid conditions in the labor market were not consistent with max employment: There is room…
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 15:53

Jay Powell: “There was every reason to expect that the labor market [3.5% jobless rate] could have strengthened even further without causing a worrisome increase in inflation were it not for the onset of the pandemic.” Link
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 15:33

@FinancialTimes https://t.co/j9iPZOudbC
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 13:08

RT @greg_ip: I think this is how potential output is determined https://t.co/ozg67xHWkD
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 13:08

Milestone: Amsterdam ousts London as Europe’s top share trading hub. Average €9.2bn shares a day were traded in Amsterdam (up sharply) vs €8.6bn in London (down sharply) Link via @financialtimes
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 13:08

RT @axios: SCOOP: President Biden is considering nominating Lisa Cook, an economist at Michigan State University, to fill an open seat on t…
David Wessel Thu 11 Feb 2021 01:57

RT @chuckthomasuk: Elton John is a national treasure. Absolutely love his new commercial for the NHS. https://t.co/QoqwqyiV0t
David Wessel Wed 10 Feb 2021 18:02

RT @Isabel_Schnabel: We @ecb are looking for a Head of our newly established Climate Change Centre, which is to steer and coordinate all cl…
David Wessel Wed 10 Feb 2021 14:32

RT @MarkusEconomist: ?Special Webinar "Will Biden Stimulus lead to Inflation? A conversation between @LHSummers and @paulkrugman " ? Friday…
David Wessel Tue 09 Feb 2021 20:24

RT @lydiadepillis: Interesting actual data on the pandemic-era "urban exodus" narrative from the @ClevelandFed: Net outmigration from citie…
David Wessel Tue 09 Feb 2021 17:49

RT @NT_CTannenbaum: Interesting work from @GoldmanSachs on U.S. data, showing that temperature matters in the spread of #COVID19. Unfortun…
David Wessel Tue 09 Feb 2021 13:58

RT @TimothyNoah1: My latest explains why the bad news in the new CBO report on an hourly minimum wage hike to $15 isn’t really so bad, and…
David Wessel Tue 09 Feb 2021 13:23

Draghi's challenge: To efficiently spend €200bn from EU rescue fund and leverage it to make big change in Italy's economy. An @financialtimes piece worth reading. Link
David Wessel Tue 09 Feb 2021 12:18

RT @KEBroady: I'm going to be moderating the panel for allies on how to best support Black women in the field of Economics @TiffNFord menti…
David Wessel Tue 09 Feb 2021 11:58

RT @nytopinion: Raj Chetty, @John_N_Friedman and @michaelstepner have been tracking the effects of the last stimulus checks. Their early es…
David Wessel Tue 09 Feb 2021 04:18