Sunday, April 30, 2023

Wrap Up for April 2023

The Fed Put was invalidated. But what does that mean?

A current visualization of global dollar dominance.

These industrial book recommendations aren't guides, rather, they are different ways of understanding the world.

"...across all measured countries, the real price of housing has increased nearly 30% on average since 2010."

Building construction costs are only about 25 percent of their total lifetime expenses, yet this is often not adequately considered.

Auto inflation is still with us.

"Financial dominance and fiscal dominance make the Fed's job harder."

An argument from Niskanen for affordable manufactured housing.

It's been a meaningful labour market recovery.

When "Made in America" goes too far.

Peter Turchin has a fairly simple model of societal breakdown.

Why isn't Europe ready to be a "third superpower'?

When it comes to knowledge accessibility, industrial policy is as problematic as ever. But for different reasons this time.

"Greenways can be a simple low-tech solution to complex intersecting issues."

U.S. national debt has an interesting history.

"The Role of Wages in Trend Inflation: Back to the 1980s?"

A debt default could have considerable macroeconomic effects. The possibility of debt default was also discussed in this FOMC 2013 meeting.

How will Republicans move forward?

Things have actually changed for millennials, and for the better.

Some cultural and geographic aspects of gun violence.

A simpler way to think about monetary policy.

There's more to regulations than meets the eye.

"...stopping supervolcanoes from erupting is something we as a civilization are likely underinvesting in." Especially since doing so could provide promising sources of electricity.

Does Joseph Tainter's model suggest potential societal solutions?

Might federal lands pose housing opportunities?

The debt limit drama has worse implications than millions of citizens currently recognize.

"The US banking system is still stressed."

"Software only nibbled around the edges of the world."