Peter C. Earle
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Physics Meets Finance: Theoretical Consequences of Man-Made Gold
In a remarkable feat of modern physics, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have managed to recreate one of humanity’s…
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Business Conditions Monthly March 2025
The AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators reflected a noticeable downshift in US economic momentum in March 2025. The Leading Indicator…
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Nixon to Now: How the Kitchen Debate Came Home
In July 1959, at the American National Exhibition in Moscow’s Sokolniki Park, Vice President Richard Nixon stepped into a model…
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Continues to Rise in April 2025
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose to 293.8 in April 2025 on the heels of an 0.34 percent gain. This…
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Tariff Tension: Will US Shelves Be Empty By Late May?
After nearly a month under the Trump administration’s renewed tariff regime, signs of economic strain are beginning to surface across…
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Tariffs Instead of Taxes? A Back-of-Envelope Estimate
In an April 27 post on Truth Social, President Trump floated a politically ambitious idea: replacing federal income taxes —…
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Why Home Prices Are Cratering in Florida
Florida’s housing market has moved decisively from scorching-hot to increasingly fragile. After experiencing some of the nation’s steepest home price…
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Turning Treasury Securities into Century Bonds Is a Dead End
In times of rising debt and fiscal strain, unconventional ideas occasionally surface as ways to manage the US government’s borrowing…
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Business Conditions Monthly February 2025
In February 2025, the AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators painted a picture of a moderately slowing but still resilient US…
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Credit Markets on Edge as Tariff Pressure Builds
Credit markets are becoming increasingly vulnerable to fallout from the emerging trade war. While the media will continue to focus…
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