Stacey Vanek Smith
@svaneksmith.bsky.social
New Yorker, Idahoan, Story-Seeker, Radio-Maker @Bloomberg @Marketplace formerly @NPR Author: Machiavelli for Women 🎁 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2s3rxhtk
This week on Off the Clock, @svaneksmith.bsky.social and I sort through economic headlines. Why are these tariffs especially bad? What did the Fed tell us? What should we make of the latest GDP report? newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/tariffs-ta... Watch then cast your vote in Chart vs. Chart.
Tariffs, Take Three: The Dumbest Round Yet
Plus Handsome Kevin's confusing presser and a disappointing GDP report
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The Federal Reserve didn’t raise or lower interest rates this weeks… cue the market drama. When it comes to the Fed and the markets, there are different kinds of nothing… #federalreserve #stockmarket #economy
Maybe the Stock Market IS the economy right now. The so-called “wealth effect” has fueled nearly 1/3 of consumer spending since 2020. My latest for @bloomberg.com 🎁🔗 in bio. #economy #stockmarket
Apparently Brooklyn has a tornado warning for the next couple hours butI just don’t see how there’s room for a proper tornado in NYC
What can wildfire smoke, Reese’s Cups, and the latest inflation report reveal about the economy? This week on Off the Clock with @svaneksmith.bsky.social, we discuss inflation, public goods, and how global events can hit your wallet. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-reese...
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What can wildfire smoke, Reese’s Cups, and the latest inflation report teach us about economics? This week on Off the Clock, @svaneksmith.bsky.social and I discuss inflation, public goods, and whether global events can hit your wallet. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/what-reese...
What Reese's Cups and Canadian Wildfires Teach Us About Economics
Off The Clock with Justin Wolfers & Stacey Vanek Smith
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Thick plumes of smoke are degrading air quality and emptying streets across North America.
New York, Chicago Engulfed in Smoke as Canada Wildfires Rage: Photos
Thick plumes of smoke are degrading air quality and emptying streets across North America.
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Does your favorite candy taste…. worse? 🍫 Inflation doesn’t always show up in the price. Many food companies are using cheaper ingredients as a way to raise prices without raising prices. My latest for @bloomberg.com 🎁 🔗 in bio #economy #inflation
If the U.S. were a company, would you invest in it? From profits and losses to employee satisfaction, when it come to USA Inc, is it buy, sell, or hold? @bradstone.bsky.social and I talk with @marthagimbel.bsky.social this week on Everybody’s Business from @bloomberg.com #economy #unemployment
Guangzhou Futures Exchange is considering launching China’s first futures for cobalt, a metal used in batteries as well as the aerospace and defense industries, sources say
Guangzhou Exchange Considering Potential of Cobalt Metal Futures
Guangzhou Futures Exchange is considering launching China’s first futures for cobalt, a metal used in batteries as well as the aerospace and defense industries, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Did Kevin Warsh just say he’s not lowering interest rates? The new Fed Chair gave his first press conference and despite indicating to President Trump that he would lower interest rates asap… his Fed code is saying something different. #federalreserve #inflation #interestrates
we wrote this one for all the parents out there just trying to do something nice for their kids and ending up paying surreal amounts of money in the process from @svaneksmith.bsky.social and me www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Infuriating Rise of the $8 Ice Cream Cone
A combination of supply chain shocks and premiumization has turned America’s favorite summertime treat into a luxury good.
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The work week is over. The economy isn't. This week on Off the Clock with @svaneksmith.bsky.social: inflation, World Cup ticket prices, and the biggest economic story that almost nobody is talking about — Social Security. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/social-sec...
Social Security Is Running Out
And we should be a lot more concerned
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The work week is over. The economy isn't. This week on Off the Clock, @svaneksmith.bsky.social and I discuss inflation, World Cup ticket prices, and the biggest economic story that almost nobody is talking about: Social Security. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/social-sec...
Social Security Is Running Out
And we should be a lot more concerned
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We got a lot of inflation news this week and things are coming in hot 🔥 a look at the good news and the bad news and a few of the caveats #inflation #interestrates #economyclass
After some 20 years of socialist rule, Bolivia has a new, center-right president, who has been embraced by the Trump administration. I traveled there for Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week,” to ask him about his agenda. But on the day of our interview, protests paralyzed the country. Our dispatch:
How Bolivia's Plans to Tap Mineral Riches Are Being Tested by Mass Unrest
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Better jobs numbers. A stock market that seems to be telling a different story. And an inflation trend that's more encouraging than many realize. Back with @svaneksmith.bsky.social to sort through this week's economic news. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/why-the-st...
Why The Stock Market Hated May’s Strong Jobs Report
Watch now | And what Trump's concert fail says about capitalism right now
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The Iran war has been going on for almost 100 days. Early on, experts said if the Strait were closed for 2-3 months, there would be a global crisis. Why hasn’t that happened? On Everybody’s Business podcast from @bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with @javierblas.bsky.social about why
I married the right man. Also come to the @resolutionfoundation.org later to hear about trade wars! Register here to watch in person or online at 530pm: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/how-t...
How to win a trade war • Resolution Foundation
Register to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. Trade wars are becoming a feature of the modern global economy and are being tied to actual wars too. Britain has played i...
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Patrick Allies@patrickallies.bsky.social · 2mo agoMarriage can mean lots of things - today it means transporting @soumayakeynes.ft.com’s ukulele across London so she can sing to some economists
Great episode! And even greater book!
Brendan Greeley@bhgreeley.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt was finally my turn to be the perfect guest. @tracyalloway.bsky.social got to ask about my dog and @weisenthal.bsky.social realized that if he were a 16th-century Saxon silver mine his coins would be called "weisenthaler." Mostly though we talked about the dollar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQJa...
It was finally my turn to be the perfect guest. @tracyalloway.bsky.social got to ask about my dog and @weisenthal.bsky.social realized that if he were a 16th-century Saxon silver mine his coins would be called "weisenthaler." Mostly though we talked about the dollar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQJa...
Brendan Greeley on the Real 500-Year History of the Dollar | Odd Lots
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really enjoyed this one. me and @svaneksmith.bsky.social talking to the people who run an honest-to-god state backed grocery store (Atlanta's Azalea Fresh Market, which is a sort of model for what Mamdani is trying to do in nyc). www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The sun is out! ☀️ the skies are clear…but the economic vibes are stormy ⛈️ people are struggling—it’s all over the data. Savings is the lowest it’s been in years, inflation is outpacing wages, and the vibes (consumer sentiment) is the lowest it’s ever been.. #economy #inflation #affordable
A book is born!!! 📕 Check out How to Win a Trade War just out from the brilliant @soumayakeynes.ft.com and @chadpbown.com Somehow they wrote a smart, funny, fascinating, page turner about… global trade. Get it today! (featured with my prized possession—a purse made from Venezuelan Bolivars)
look ma, it's my new podcast!! coming THIS FRIDAY! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Introducing Mary in America
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