The Big Picture

My end of week morning train reads: • What a Yield-Curve Inversion Really Says About the U.S. Economy (Bloomberg Businessweek) •...

What could be more lovely on a summer’s day? A V-12 engine, 2 valves per cylinder, 3 Weber carburetors, mated to a 4-speed manual...

In the process of assembling the morning reads (sign up here!), I come across lots of really interesting things. A perfect example is...

I am utterly fascinated by the concept of metacognition — how we evaluate and measure our own skills and abilities. This is the...

My morning train reads: • Powell Faces Challenge Defining Doctrine Around When to Cut Rates (WSJ) but see Economists Are Bad At...

This was utterly surprising to me; I assumed this was possible, but not nearly as specific and detailed as this reveals, via 60 Minutes:...

Stakeholder Capitalism Fails If It’s Just Talk Companies will have to prove they’re committed to goals beyond maximizing shareholder...

My midweek morning train reads: • Buying Municipal Bonds for Tax-Free Income (Penta) • Big-Box Rebound: How Target Packaged a...

Source: FRED Blog FRED can help us make sense of the recent discussions about an inverted yield curve. But first, some definitions...

I jumped on MSNBC with Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the possibility of recession and the changes in the Business Roundtable views of...