Economy
Peter Hamby
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August 12, 2024
The Race to Define Kamala Harris
While the Harris campaign coasts on vibes and momentum, Republicans are sharpening new lines of attack on the economy and immigration. New polling shows Harris is particularly vulnerable on those two fronts—if Trump, the party’s least disciplined messenger, can effectively caricature her before she redefines herself.
Peter Hamby
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August 5, 2024
Harris’s Three-Pronged Kryptonite
While Democrats celebrate their shiny new presumptive nominee, particularly on the eve of her veep selection, Kamala Harris still faces a trifecta of challenges that could turn today’s “irrational exuberance” into another 2016-style shocker. Herewith, the bear case for Harris…
Peter Hamby
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November 27, 2023
Biden’s Choose Your Own Adventure Economy
Yes, experts agree the economy is technically great. But it’s also very weird: gas prices are down and wages are up, but so is rent, car insurance, groceries, and just about every product Americans encounter on a daily basis. If that’s what voters are associating with “Bidenomics,” well, Biden is in big trouble.
William D. Cohan
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September 12, 2021
Delta Fears, Crypto Woes & How 9/11 Changed Wall Street
Regarding a few questions on my mind and in my inbox.
William D. Cohan
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September 8, 2021
Goldman, M&A Mania & That Night at San Pietro
Regarding a few questions on my mind and in my inbox.
Baratunde Thurston
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August 8, 2021
A Modest Proposal for Fixing America’s Hilariously Broken Economy
If we all choose to opt out of self-government the way our wealthiest members have done, we’ll be left with no government at all.
William D. Cohan
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August 4, 2021
Wall Street Ponders When the Party Ends
One of the enduring myths about the Federal is that it can save us from ourselves. Not so when it's Jay Powell pouring tequila in the punchbowl.