Forecasting the Covid Surge in Inflation

Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena on November 4, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Jessica McGowan | Getty Images A federal judge in Atlanta on Tuesday blocked a Department of Justice subpoena seeking the names of election workers in Fulton County, Georgia, from the 2020 election. President Donald Trump has falsely claimed…

A May 29 article in the IMF’s F&D Magazine argues in favor of using U.S. tariffs as a policy tool. It begins by questioning the argument for free trade, claiming that economists have based U.S. and global trade policy on theoretical models rather than empirical evidence: “Tariffs were not tried and found wanting but rejected…

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. June 11, 2026 Federal Reserve Board announces final rule that establishes data standards for certain information collections For release at 11:00 a.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on…

The last few weeks should end any illusion that the United States can improvise its way through frontier AI policy. What we have witnessed was not serious governance. It was vibe policymaking: ad hoc, deal-by-deal reactions with no clear standard, public explanation, or predictable process. The result was not just confusion. It exposed a deeper…

Faced with a quagmire in eastern Ukraine and escalating Ukrainian attacks within Russia, Vladimir Putin must either seek a ceasefire or pursue some form of escalation. With all signs pointing to him embracing the latter alternative, the situation could worsen dramatically for everyone, but especially for him. STOCKHOLM—If Russian President Vladimir Putin were to make…