Your humble blogger has found M. K. Bhadrakumar to be a bit of a mixed bag as a geopolitical commentator. On the one hand, he’s written many extremely insightful columns at his website, Indian Punchline. But from time to time, he’s had some pieces that were eyebrow-raising, such as ones where he speculated on Russian […]
Maybe, maybe not. With the employment release of Friday, here’re the pictures, first of NBER’s BCDC key indicators, and second of alternative indicators (recalling all the most recent data will be revised): Figure 1: Nonfarm Payroll from CES (bold blue), implied NFP Bloomberg consensus as of 7/1 (blue +), civilian employment with smoothed population controls
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Greetings gentle readers, welcome to another installment of the Sunday Morning Movie. Today we have a classic of Russian cinema: The Cranes are Flying. Reviews: Letterboxd says: I hate this movie. It’s going directly into my top 100. I hate that it makes my heart hurt so much and how the camera work makes me
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Yves here. This “news you can use” piece describes how animals, small children, and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to heat, how to recognize the signs, and what steps to take if you see signs of heat stress. It also lists some of the medications that increase the risk of hot temperature exposure. By Jennifer
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