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US Fed Challenges and Choices
Today (September 17, 2025) the US Federal Reserve announced an interest rate cut.
Sep 18
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Tusványos 2025 Talk on "Economic stability – the key to our security"
It was a pleasure, once again, to speak at the annual Bálványos Summer Open University. This year I discussed the topic of “Economic stability – the key…
Jul 26
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Comments and Response: Inflation, Tariffs, and Currencies
Yesterday’s column got a lot more response than I expected.
Jul 17
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A Modest Proposal: Applying Trump's Tariff Logic for better personal living.
Apr 4
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Net Investment and Trade Deficits.
Mar 3
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Did capital outflows from the U.S. already start?
Mar 17
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Tusványos 2025 Talk on "Economic stability – the key to our security"
Jul 26
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Thinking Through Trump Tariffs
Nov 10, 2024
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Four Countries and Three Theories: The Modern Inflation Mystery
Aug 31, 2022
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Inflation, Tariffs, and Currencies
As we all have been learning, it’s a new world out there in almost every way.
Jul 15
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Interest rates, interest rates, interest rates
I must have 10 drafts that I started over the past weeks then stopped because something changed or I realized the topic was just growing way to big to…
Jun 13
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A Modest Proposal: Applying Trump's Tariff Logic for better personal living.
Taking the new Trump regime seriously.
Apr 4
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Did capital outflows from the U.S. already start?
The likely effects of a self-imposed "sudden stop" of capital inflows.
Mar 17
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Net Investment and Trade Deficits.
You can't have one without the other.
Mar 3
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Tariff Leverage and Sensitive Countries
As we read every day about tariffs, threats and negotiations, I thought it’d be interesting to take a very quick look at what countries are most…
Jan 28
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Can you replace the income tax with tariffs?
A picture from the wonderful world of autarky.
Dec 8, 2024
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