"Barry Eichengreen says that Bidenomics may be working – inflation is easing and employment is growing – but the messaging is not."

>"Kaushik Basu explains why soaring prices fuel popular anger in a way that no other economic indicator can."

Interesting thoughts from ⁦on the Biden economic agenda. _...Read More_

"Student loan debt shouldn’t exist. Neither should medical debt. The Biden administration's cancellation of some student loan debt is justified and _...Read More_

"Anne O. Krueger worries that a new $52 billion subsidy program will undermine competition and innovation in a key industry."

"Robert J. Barro shows that two consecutive quarters of negative US growth have almost always preceded an official downturn designation."

"Fortunately, we have a good idea of where to go from here."

"President Biden needs to remember that our strategic energy reserves are for emergencies, not to cover-up bad policies. America needs to flip the switch and increase our capacity to produce and refine oil here at home," she continued. "Now _...Read More_

>"Dani Rodrik points to the emergence of a fresh economic policy approach that might unite the right and the left."

[https://news.yahoo.com/biden-says-high-gas-prices-145844406.html](https://news.yahoo.com/biden-says-high-gas-prices-145844406.html) "Gas prices have risen sharply due to ongoing turmoil in energy markets stemming from Putin's invasion of Ukraine."

>"A White House fact sheet estimated that a three-month suspension of the federal gas tax will cost about $10 billion."

"Michael R. Strain worries that the refusal to roll back tariffs betrays lingering complacency about rising consumer prices."

"Biden's decision to redeploy US troops is a sign of support for Somalia's new president in the fight against al-Shabab, but Washington is also wary of China and Russia’s growing regional influence."

>"By now, you’ve probably read (or at least seen coverage of) President Biden’s op-Ed in today’s Wall Street Journal. And you probably know that the president met _...Read More_

Nice assessment of Washington trade politics that makes gloomy reading for US trading partners and the evolution of economic policy away from pure neoliberal and free market theory. Worth a read.