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Economy
Trump: China to buy a “tremendous” amount of soybeans
Per Bloomberg. Hmm. Commitment to 12 mn metric tons (MMT) “this year” (calendar, market?). Figure 1: Figures…
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Real Estate
What Every Investor Needs to Know
In This Article This article is presented by NREIG. Your tenant hosts a weekend barbecue, and a guest trips on…
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Lifestyle
Somsack Sikhounmuong’s Apartment Is Peppered with Hand-Picked Treasures
Photos by Kate S. Jordan We can’t get enough of Somsack Sikhounmuong, the creative director of Alex Mill and maybe…
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Economy
Hi Frequency Readout on Consumer Prices, Thru 12 October
Given we’re unlikely to get a CPI release for October… Cavallo estimates CPI is 0.7 ppts higher…
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Economy
CBO on Macro Effects of the Shutdown
From ” A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of the Government Shutdown on the Economy Under Three…
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Economy
Everyday Prices Up 2.2% since Jan. 2025
That’s the AIER Everyday Price Index ™ in September: Figure 1: CPI all urban (blue), Everyday Price…
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Real Estate
Smart Money is Going After New Homes as Builder Desperation Grows
Dave:New construction is reshaping how deals are getting done and it’s changing where the numbers actually work. It’s sort of…
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Lifestyle
A Body Confusion | Cup of Jo
They don’t know exactly what is wrong with you… And this not knowing takes forever and never ends. For one…
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Economy
Conference Board Confidence Down Slightly
Both Michigan Sentiment and CB Confidence declined in October. Figure 1: U.Michigan Economic Sentiment (blue), Conference Board Confidence…
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Economy
Macro Implications of Withholding Contingency Funding of SNAP
Contingency funds are available to fund SNAP disbursements for at least part of November. OMB Director Vought’s unprecedented decision to…
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