Divergence in Interest Rate Projections
[ad_1] CBO projection and SPF mean forecast diverge, by nearly a percentage point in 2024. Figure 1: Ten year Treasury yield (black), projected by CBO
Historical Data on Temperatures in Wisconsin
[ad_1] A reader comments on my remarks regarding 70 degrees in Madison, yesterday: It’s these type of sensationalist posts that don’t help educate or support/facilitate
Wisconsin: AFP Notes Costs Are Up, Ignores Wages and Salaries Are Up
[ad_1] From the Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin: In the last four years, Biden’s reckless spending has driven the national debt past $34 trillion – more than $258,000 of
70 degrees F in Madison: “The Horror”
[ad_1] That’s climatologist/macroeconomist/epidemiologist Steven Kopits remarking on 70 degrees F high in Madison today. For context, some historical data from here: Notes: Green + indicates
70 degrees F Tomorrow in Madison
[ad_1] So, my impression that things are warming up is not just me… From Gongloff, “3 Seasons in 24 Hours Stump Climate Change Deniers,” Bloomberg:
Guest Contribution: “Occupations and Responses to Social Security Retirement Policy”
[ad_1] Today we present a guest post written by Lindsay Jacobs, Assistant Professor at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, at the
Guest Contribution: “A Monthly Series of U.S. Household Income Data”
[ad_1] Today we present a guest post written by Matías Scaglione and Romina Soria, co-founders of the data science and economic consulting firm Motio Research.
Business Cycle Indicators, end-February 2024
[ad_1] Personal spending comes in at consensus, personal income above. Here’s a picture of key indicators followed by the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee plus
GDP, Est’d GDO, GDP+ | Econbrowser
[ad_1] With the second release for GDP, we have the following picture of aggregate output: Figure 1: GDP (black), GDPNow nowcast of 2/27 for GDP
