The Designer Economy

By artappraiser on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 8:41pm |

This by @BuddyYakov and @nils_gilman is the strongest argument I've seen for the notion that the U.S. has sloughed off neoliberalism and adopted a new paradigm of economic governance. Highly recommend https://t.co/h1qoNJQNPG
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) January 19, 2023

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https://www.noemamag.com/the-designer-economy/

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This breakdown of the disparate constituencies that are gravitating towards state-led economic development for disparate reasons is especially sharp pic.twitter.com/H0CWpnctnW
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) January 19, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 8:42pm

“We saw during the pandemic that intentional industrial strategy can be very effective. [It] revealed that we could actually have industrial policy for lots of other things.” — SVP of Programs @Nils_Gilman https://t.co/gW7mSyLwnP
— Berggruen Institute (@berggruenInst) January 19, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 8:43pm

Not bad! https://t.co/byWy2bKcqu
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 26, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 2:41pm

Damn Biden all his fault

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 2:44pm

A few points worth noting on the SPR dispute:

— Biden’s policy worked
— 2022 was the second-highest year for US oil production ever
— Average monthly oil production has been higher under Biden than any prior president
— EIA estimates we will hit a new record in 2023 https://t.co/m92QcT6TjY
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 26, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 2:42pm

Looks to me like all those millennial event planners, diversity coordinators and p.r. for minority peoples who were enjoying the high life at Google and Twitter campuses et. al. are having a rough time of it, and would never ever consider working for FedEx nor learn to do accounting:

The PMCession in 2 charts: left is job postings in white-collar sectors (tech, banking, medicine, etc), right is for blue/pink-collar sectors (construction, childcare, food service, etc). Most PMC sectors are down from peak a year ago, while working class jobs are holding steady. pic.twitter.com/nCP6U4E1Dw
— Aaron Freedman (@freedaaron) January 30, 2023

h/t @conorsen
— Aaron Freedman (@freedaaron) January 30, 2023

Trend within the white-collar sectors appears to be that the formally credentialed fields are doing much better: jobs for doctors are up YoY, accountants holding steady, legal down only slightly
— Aaron Freedman (@freedaaron) January 30, 2023

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/30/2023 - 1:38pm

dupe deleted,see below

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 9:43am

https://t.co/GJuouymIrV
— Ryan Campbell (@BanUnsweetTea) February 3, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 9:42am

Top takeaways from January jobs report:

1) Job market is strong (better than thought!) +517,000 in January and up in 2022
2) Wage growth is slowing -->Fed wants this
3) 3.4% unemployment -->lowest since 1969
4) Tech layoffs aren't triggering others (yet)https://t.co/0qbYi4RSwh pic.twitter.com/Cdzxzq1A0m
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) February 3, 2023

Edit to add: I like Eddie's spin on it

517,000 in January shows pic.twitter.com/xbzbLZzvqf
— Eddie (@EddieMc32562820) February 3, 2023

Also, so much for 'economists':

BREAKING: U.S. Payrolls increased by 517,000 in January. Economists were expecting 187,000.

In other words, the Biden economy is on fire, with unemployment hitting a new 53-year low, wage growth up 4.4% and inflation finally subsiding

How will Fox News spin this #JobsReport ?
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) February 3, 2023

^ he's not making that up, it's here:

Wages up, half a million new jobs in January, and the lowest unemployment rate since the moon landing. @POTUS’ economic plan is working. https://t.co/XD1Uq9Kbuj
— Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) February 3, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 10:18am

Biden: "The Biden economic plan is working" https://t.co/OvYCkO9Ioe pic.twitter.com/SkZl3HuBa0
— Bloomberg (@business) February 3, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 11:00am

jobs, jobs, jobs:

https://t.co/5pE2kbqEU8 pic.twitter.com/JsROoKhE3G
— Third Way (@ThirdWayTweet) February 3, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 11:03am

and an ideological reminder

Hakeem Jeffries, the House Dem leader, voting for a GOP messaging bill to denounce socialism.

Just perfect. And extremely on-brand and predictable. https://t.co/iEOs25AN8p
— brent is Witcherpilled (@brent858) February 2, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 11:07am

The @AtlantaFed nowcast we get on Tuesday is likely to be *very* screwy — aggregate hours worked grew 15.7% annualized in January, and even if you assume 0% productivity growth that would mean 15.7% real GDP growth… (we obviously need another month of data) pic.twitter.com/Snon66WnRi
— Conor Sen (@conorsen) February 3, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/03/2023 - 2:04pm

Data scientists, engineers, and DEI professionals alike need to learn to roll a burrito, take care of kids, walk a beat, or mine some lithium. https://t.co/sizZ674QOX pic.twitter.com/9qkL68hlWA
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 2, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 02/04/2023 - 2:14pm

Go woke, go broke. pic.twitter.com/iYXZJo7h3P
— USA Watch (@theUSAwatch) February 9, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 9:18pm

cbart, 2022 Federal spending breakdown, $19,434 per person, $6.5 trillon total, with income breakdown:

Everyone has opinions. Ground yours in facts. Understand the trends that will impact the economy, population, environment, and more in 2023.
— USAFacts (@USAFacts) February 2, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 9:16pm

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