Peter C. Earle
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Washington’s Wall Street Algorithm: How the SEC Designed the Modern Market
American capital markets — stock exchanges, bond markets, over-the-counter markets for securities and derivatives of all types — are often…
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Electricity Prices are the New Inflation Flashpoint
Electricity prices have moved from the background of daily life to the front lines of politics. What was once a…
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Inches Up Again in Sept 2025
The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.29 percent to 297.6 in September 2025, marking its tenth consecutive monthly increase…
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Imagine That Growth: Lessons from a Tariff-Free Timeline
Imagine a parallel universe where, with the stroke of a pen, President Trump declares an end to the ill-conceived trade…
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Business Conditions Monthly August 2025
Owing to the ongoing federal government shutdown, a number of key US economic data releases are currently unavailable. The Federal…
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Repo Market’s Warning Light is Flickering
After several years of calm, stress is again building in the hidden plumbing of the US financial system — the…
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How to Prove Economists Wrong About Tariffs: Never Do What You Threatened
On and shortly after Liberation Day, economists warned that tariffs would raise prices, snarl supply chains, and cut into economic…
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Gold’s Acceleration Reveals Vanishing Calm, Coming Change
Gold has crossed $4,000 per ounce just 200 days after it passed $3,000. What began as a slow march from…
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Housing’s Deep Freeze: Existing Home Sales at 25-Year Lows
The American housing market is no stranger to boom and bust cycles, but the current slowdown in existing home sales…
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Is Abandoning Quarterly Earnings Report Requirements a Good Idea?
President Donald Trump recently revived a proposal he first raised during his earlier time in office: eliminating the requirement for…
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