Ouch. Goldman jobs prediction: We estimate nonfarm payrolls rose 200k, above consensus of +100k
David Wessel Fri 05 Feb 2021 13:40

RT @jasonfurman: Several months in a row of very low job growth, 49K this time, leaves us about 12 million short of pre-pandemic trends. T…
David Wessel Fri 05 Feb 2021 13:40

RT @sdonnan: The US economy added just 49,000 jobs in January 2021 as it bounced back from a horrible 2020... For perspective: Pre-pandemic…
David Wessel Fri 05 Feb 2021 13:35

RT @BenWessel: What do Will Smith, @eji_org, @vanitaguptaCR, @SamuelLJackson, and MY BROTHER-IN-LAW @cjamesbonner all have in common? They'…
David Wessel Fri 05 Feb 2021 00:09

RT @CTDOTOfficial: “I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free...so other people would be also free.” -Rosa Parks Ri…
David Wessel Thu 04 Feb 2021 22:44

RT @SebastianEPayne: BREAKING: the @FinancialTimes is dropping honourifics from tomorrow online and this weekend's paper. Titles - knighth…
David Wessel Thu 04 Feb 2021 20:59

RT @JaneMayerNYer: Quite a start: "The earth is round. Two plus two equals four. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election..."
David Wessel Thu 04 Feb 2021 19:24

RT @cromwick: Typically neat @BrookingsInst Hutchins roundup. See, especially, quote by @CeciliaERouse on wealth accumulation / disparity h…
David Wessel Thu 04 Feb 2021 18:14

RT @GregJaffe: Some corrections are better than others... “Correction: A previous version of this story implied that a planet blows up in “…
David Wessel Thu 04 Feb 2021 13:49

RT @NKingofDC: For more than 200 years, the U.S. Capitol has served as the country's premier forum for outdoor public advocacy, dissent and…
David Wessel Thu 04 Feb 2021 01:38

RT @ShaneGoldmacher: The most popular congressional leader in America: Nancy Pelosi (from new Q poll) https://t.co/PZ9rEcRXuD
David Wessel Wed 03 Feb 2021 21:13

RT @BobBrinker: " the seasonally adjusted annual rate of light truck sales is the highest in history "
David Wessel Wed 03 Feb 2021 19:43

CBO will release The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2021 to 2031 at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 11. The report will include a brief description of CBO’s latest 10-year budget projections and reprise the economic projections issued this week.
David Wessel Wed 03 Feb 2021 18:08

RT @James7Holland: MUST WATCH: #Navalny’s speech from court. This kind of bravery in the face of a violent regime that has already tried…
David Wessel Wed 03 Feb 2021 17:58

An example: Discourage zero-sum, market-distorting state/ local tax incentives directed towards single companies with federal tax on such initiatives, proceeds from which could seed Main Street Fund for incentive payments toward small business and entrepreneurship initiatives.
David Wessel Wed 03 Feb 2021 14:58

EIG, the folks who brought you Opportunity Zones, have a long (and interesting) list of suggestions for more placed-based policies. Link
David Wessel Wed 03 Feb 2021 14:58

RT @SalehaMohsin: More details on Treasury hiring, per sources: - Yellen eyeing Marisa Lago and Heidi Crebo-Rediker for undersec of int'l…
David Wessel Tue 02 Feb 2021 23:32

RT @rmc031: "Now unsure if she can still afford to retire, Ms. Babineau rises at 4:30 a.m. for work each day, putting on her Stop & Shop sh…
David Wessel Tue 02 Feb 2021 13:27

RT @jeannasmialek: Monroe Gamble was the @sffed first-ever Black research assistant. In 2018. That wasn't a one-off. Black economists and…
David Wessel Tue 02 Feb 2021 13:22

Kim Clausing (formerly an econ prof at Reed, now at UCLA law school), expert in international tax and corporate tax avoidance, named deputy assistant Treasury secretary for tax analysis.
David Wessel Tue 02 Feb 2021 13:17

IHS Markit: Monthly GDP was essentially flat in December following a 1.2% decline in November https://t.co/kb6oQvf4hk
David Wessel Mon 01 Feb 2021 21:11

A bill to make pizza the state food of Connecticut https://t.co/OWnhR14R4q
David Wessel Mon 01 Feb 2021 18:06

RT @LorenAdler: On Feb. 3, we're hosting a virtual webinar to discuss How the Biden administration improve the Medicaid program https://t.c…
David Wessel Mon 01 Feb 2021 14:51

RT @SadieCollective: Announcing our 2021 Research Scholars! Here’s a thread of all the excellent researchers to be represented at the #SACE…
David Wessel Mon 01 Feb 2021 14:31

RT @thehill: Capt. Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old hero who raised millions of British pounds for health care workers by walking laps aroun…
David Wessel Mon 01 Feb 2021 14:16