Peter C. Earle
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Why Super Bowl Tickets Are Cheaper But Everyday Life Isn’t
The largest event on the American sports calendar is once again about to take place, but with an interesting twist…
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Dollar Weakens as Markets Reprice US Political Risk
For decades, US dollar dominance rested on a simple but profound foundation. Predictable institutions made the dollar stable, on the…
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Business Conditions Monthly November 2025
As of December 31, 2025, data for 11 of the 24 components of the Business Conditions Monthly have not yet…
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The Price of Greenland — and the Cost of Attacking Sovereignty
President Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland is now framed not as a novelty or negotiating stunt, but as…
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Levels Off in December 2025
Note: The December 2025 readings for both the Consumer Price Index and the Everyday Price Index should be viewed as…
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Five Years After GameStop: What the Squeeze Actually Changed
In early 2021, a declining video game retailer unexpectedly became the epicenter of one of the most extraordinary episodes in…
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Trump’s Maduro Move: Geopolitics Has Returned to Energy Markets
The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is being framed publicly as a counternarcotics and democracy-restoration operation. But it…
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Even Elon’s Techno-Utopia Won’t Make Money Meaningless
Elon Musk recently put forth a bold vision: that within two decades, AI will automate virtually all productive activity, work…
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AIER Holiday Index: Pandemic Policies Still Raising Prices
Over the five years since the COVID pandemic, the AIER Year End Holiday Index has climbed by an average of…
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Business Conditions Monthly: October Showed Slowing Inflation, Waning Momentum
As this report goes to press, 14 of the 24 components of the Business Conditions Monthly lack published data beginning…
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