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Supply Shocks Plus Inflation Bind the Fed's Hands
The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to leave its policy rate unchange…
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Supply Shocks Plus Inflation Bind the Fed's Hands
The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to leave its policy rate unchanged at this week’s meeting. The CME Group puts the odds that the…
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What the Meta–Google Verdict Gets Wrong
A few weeks ago, social media skeptics received their best news in years. In KGM v. Meta , a jury found Meta and Google negligent for their role i…
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'The Wealth of Nations' and 250 Years of Economists Missing the Point
This year marks the 250th anniversary of both the Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations — no mere coincidence. The E…
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He Wrote an Op-Ed. Then Police Tracked Him
The ACLU is raising concerns about the abuse of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology in the wake of a disconcerting story out of Kansas. …
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From Shakespeare to Smith: Why Credit Exists in Every Western Society
When Polonius tells Laertes in Hamlet , “Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” perhaps Shakespeare was speaking from family experience. In the early 1…
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Business Conditions Monthly February 2026
The February 2026 AIER Business Conditions Monthly (BCM) highlights a notable divergence across the economic cycle, with forward-looking indicators s…
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