Patricia Cohen
@patcohen.bsky.social
Global Economics Correspondent for the New York Times and based in London.
There's a much higher degree of risk in the global economy and financial system than is usual. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Market Volatility Underscores Epic Buildup of Global Risk
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November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
There's a much higher degree of risk in the global economy and financial system than is usual. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Every country is Europe is facing the challenge of building up their armies. A Draft or Volunteers? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
A Draft or Volunteers? Russian Threat Prompts Urgent Debate in Europe.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Every country is Europe is facing the challenge of building up their armies. A Draft or Volunteers? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
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Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @patcohen.bsky.social and Alexander Görlach on Trump's apparent Epstein u-turn and the day's other stuff, plus some words for the late, great Todd Snider, and an excerpt from the session he recorded for us in 2012. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Trump’s U-turn on the Epstein files: Does this help the Maga camp or make things worse? - Monocle
Trump has urged his fellow Republicans to vote for the release of the files on the basis that “we have...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @patcohen.bsky.social and Alexander Görlach on Trump's apparent Epstein u-turn and the day's other stuff, plus some words for the late, great Todd Snider, and an excerpt from the session he recorded for us in 2012. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Updated: Our tracking guide with the Pentagon’s latest lethal strike on a boat suspected of drug trafficking. Three men were killed in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Hegseth posted last night, raising the toll to at least 70 killed in this bombing campaign. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks
In two months, the Trump administration has killed dozens of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Updated: Our tracking guide with the Pentagon’s latest lethal strike on a boat suspected of drug trafficking. Three men were killed in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Hegseth posted last night, raising the toll to at least 70 killed in this bombing campaign. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion? ... Yale researchers found Musk's polarizing behavior caused Tesla sales to drop 67-83% -- equivalent to 1-1.26 million more vehicles.
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Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion?
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November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion? ... Yale researchers found Musk's polarizing behavior caused Tesla sales to drop 67-83% -- equivalent to 1-1.26 million more vehicles.
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Are Wealth Taxes the Best Way -- or maybe the only way to Tax the Ultra Rich? My latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
Are Wealth Taxes the Best Way to Tax the Ultra Rich?
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November 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Are Wealth Taxes the Best Way -- or maybe the only way to Tax the Ultra Rich? My latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
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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October 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My latest on how Trump’s trade war with China catches the world in its crossfire www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/b...
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Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
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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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August 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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...
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This action by Lisa Cook is courageous, principled, and deserves broad support.
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."
"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."
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.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This action by Lisa Cook is courageous, principled, and deserves broad support.
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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?
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?
And a friend sends me this, from a prominent crypto bro 2/
August 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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?
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?
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The Fed fights back.
August 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Fed fights back.
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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August 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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...
“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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August 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“I don’t know how to put a business plan together that makes any sense to anyone.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/b...
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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.
August 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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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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****
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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August 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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****
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****
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!
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!
August 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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!
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!
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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August 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Trade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/b...
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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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July 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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/...
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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August 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
My latest: Trade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/b...
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 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
As Debt Piles Up, Countries See Fiscal Relief as Political Leverage
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July 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b...
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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May 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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...
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Good morning New York. While you were sleeping, this was the most-read story www.ft.com/content/9019...
May 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Good morning New York. While you were sleeping, this was the most-read story www.ft.com/content/9019...
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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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May 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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.
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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.”
“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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May 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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.”
“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.”