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Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · 1d

My latest on how Trump’s trade war with China catches the world in its crossfire www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/b...

Trump’s Trade War With China Catches the World in Its Crossfire

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · Aug 27

Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Aug 26

Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/clim...

Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding

Scientists are criticizing two key documents from the Trump administration that challenge the idea that climate change endangers the public.

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Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · Aug 26

This action by Lisa Cook is courageous, principled, and deserves broad support.

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Aug 26

President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky

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Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Now they're just saying the quiet part out loud. *Are America's journalists going to pay attention?*

This is being openly touted by MAGAworld as a mechanism to target the opposition (as we all know). A way to punish, smear, and deter opponents. Mask off

Maybe the media shouldn't be dupes about it?

Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Aug 26

And a friend sends me this, from a prominent crypto bro 2/

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Fed fights back.

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Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · Aug 27

Will bigger defense budgets will create meaningful, long-term economic growth or mostly pump up the stocks of weapons manufacturers? Here's what makes the difference. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/b...

Europe Is Spending Big on Defense. Will That Help Its Ailing Economy?

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Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · Aug 11

“I don’t know how to put a business plan together that makes any sense to anyone.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/b...

Small Businesses Brace for the Punishing Side Effects of Trump’s Tariffs

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · Aug 3

Economist Amartya Sen won a Nobel in part for asking: Why did India avoid the mass famines that killed tens of millions in China? His answer: a free press. Journalists could expose suffering and shame governments into action. Silence and avoidance, by contrast, can be deadly.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Aug 3

Hassett went on TV and claimed you can’t trust the economic data anymore because all the recent revisions are partisan.
A bald-faced lie.
Every serious economist still in this administration should resign. They are actively underminding the US economy by lending their credibility to this horse****

White House economist calls for 'fresh set of eyes at the BLS' after weak jobs report | Fox Business Video

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief and the consumer impact of tariffs on 'Fox News Sunday.'

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Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · Aug 4

Soviet era joke:
Yuri asks: Why hasn’t the plane taken off yet?
Dmitri says: an hour ago the pilot announced that they needed to replace a burned out engine before he could take off, but it’s OK now.
Yuri: in just one hour they were able to replace the engine?
Dmitri: No, they replaced the pilot!

Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · Aug 4

Trade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/b...

Trade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It?

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · Jul 28

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @patcohen.bsky.social from @nytimes.com and Yossi Mekelberg of @chmenap.bsky.social on Gaza and the day's other developments, plus @philtinline.bsky.social on his tremendous new book "Ghosts Of Iron Mountain", and some words for Tom Lehrer. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza and why European leaders are concerned over the EU-US trade deal - Monocle

Yossi Mekelberg and Patricia Cohen look at the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Europe’s reaction to the trade deal with...

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Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · Aug 2

My latest: Trade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/b...

Trade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It?

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Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · Jul 1

My latest on what China could do to relieve the debt crisis:
As Debt Piles Up, Countries See Fiscal Relief as Political Leverage www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...

As Debt Piles Up, Countries See Fiscal Relief as Political Leverage

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Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · May 24

Is it a negotiating tactic, a credible threat or a howl of rage?Trump's threatened 50 percent tariff on the EU www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/b...

Trump’s E.U. Tariff Threat Could Cause Economic Damage Beyond Europe

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · May 15

Good morning New York. While you were sleeping, this was the most-read story www.ft.com/content/9019...

Wall Street sign with American flags near the New York Stock Exchange

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 15

Attorney General Pam Bondi sold $1 million to $5 million worth of shares in President Trump’s media company last month on the same day that he announced expansive tariffs that led to a stock market rout, according to disclosure filings.

Bondi Sold Millions in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Imposed Vast Tariffs

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Dean Napolitano @dinonapolitano.bsky.social · May 14

By @patcohen.bsky.social

“Of 1,600 people who responded to a March poll in the journal Nature — many of them Ph.D. or postdoctoral students in the United States — three out of four said they were considering leaving the country because of the Trump administration’s policies.”

The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · May 14

The World -- Including Canada -- Is Wooing Shunned U.S. Researchers. As Trump guts American research institutions, world leaders see a “once-in-a-century brain gain opportunity,” by @patcohen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/b... via @nytimes.com

The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · May 14

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @patcohen.bsky.social and @robinlustig.bsky.social on the day's big stories, and a look at the state of literary criticism with Gilbert Cruz, editor of The @nytimes.com Book Review. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Trump urges al-Sharaa to make amends with Israel - Monocle

Trump urges Ahmed al-Sharaa to sign Syria up to the Abraham Accords.

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Patricia Cohen @patcohen.bsky.social · Apr 16

Trump’s 10% tariffs were once treated as a worst-case scenario. Now it would be considered a best-case. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/b...

Trump’s 10% Tariff May Be Less Onerous but Still Raises Prices and Threatens Trade

The blanket tariffs, once considered extreme, still threaten to harm world trade and make everything more expensive for businesses and consumers.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Apr 13

No tariffs on semiconductors, smartphones and computers is so very yesterday. If we want to build the economy of the future, we'll have to apply new tariffs on those items in a month or so. Business demands predictability, and Lutnick is here to help you predict it.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · Apr 13

Trump delayed a Biden-era plan to restrict Medicare’s coverage of skin substitutes, which cost $10 billion in 2024. Trump had received a large campaign donation from a leading bandage seller and skewered the plan on social media.

By Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/h...

Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 6

I’m confused as to how the design and execution of this tariff policy wasn’t flawless. 🇺🇸

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