Nell Henderson
@nellhenderson.bsky.social
Econ nerd, Fed obsessive, Dodgers fan, recovering journalist (Ex-Econ Editor WaPo, WSJ), McKinsey alum, now Peterson Institute for International Economics VP Publishing, among other things. Opinions my own etc.
Latest from PIIE's Gary Hufbauer: Trump's Thanksgiving tariff relief amounts to $35 per US household www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
Trump's Thanksgiving tariff relief amounts to $35 per US household
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won office early this month promising to address voters’ concerns about “affordability.” Soon after, on November 14, President Donald Trump issued an executive...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Latest from PIIE's Gary Hufbauer: Trump's Thanksgiving tariff relief amounts to $35 per US household www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
Watch Live Now! Adam Posen on the economy one year after the US election www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Adam Posen on the economy one year after the US election
It's been one year since the 2024 US presidential election—and since the launch of PIIE Insider LIVE. Anjali V. Bhatt, PIIE communications manager and research fellow welcomes back Adam Posen, PIIE pr...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Watch Live Now! Adam Posen on the economy one year after the US election www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Lawrence Summers speaking live now at PIIE’s conference on Central bank independence in practice www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Central bank independence in practice
The Peterson Institute for International Economics holds a high-level conference to analyze the serious issues concerning central bank independence in practice. Featuring an opening discussion with Jo...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Lawrence Summers speaking live now at PIIE’s conference on Central bank independence in practice www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Must See TV! Live now, PIIE’s conference on Central bank independence in practice www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Central bank independence in practice
The Peterson Institute for International Economics holds a high-level conference to analyze the serious issues concerning central bank independence in practice. Featuring an opening discussion with Jo...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Must See TV! Live now, PIIE’s conference on Central bank independence in practice www.piie.com/events/2025/...
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"A new report finds H-1B holders contribute more to the U.S. economy than any other group. Targeting them could cost America dearly."
Honored to speak with the brilliant Snigdha Sur of The Juggernaut for this story.
Honored to speak with the brilliant Snigdha Sur of The Juggernaut for this story.
MAGA Hates Indians — But Can’t Afford to Lose Them | The Juggernaut
A new report finds H-1B holders contribute more to the U.S. economy than any other group. Targeting them could cost America dearly.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"A new report finds H-1B holders contribute more to the U.S. economy than any other group. Targeting them could cost America dearly."
Honored to speak with the brilliant Snigdha Sur of The Juggernaut for this story.
Honored to speak with the brilliant Snigdha Sur of The Juggernaut for this story.
Latest from PIIE's Marcus Noland: US-China fentanyl deal could benefit the economy and save lives www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
US-China fentanyl deal could benefit the economy and save lives
President Donald Trump has announced a reduction in the fentanyl-related US tariff on Chinese imports from 20 percent to 10 percent, bringing the overall average tariff on Chinese goods from 57 to 47 ...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Latest from PIIE's Marcus Noland: US-China fentanyl deal could benefit the economy and save lives www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
PIIE’s Jed Kolko’s take: What the US government shutdown teaches us about private sector data www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
What the government shutdown teaches us about private sector data
The government shutdown provides an unexpected test case for an increasingly urgent question: What would happen if official economic statistics became less useful, whether through declining resources,...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
PIIE’s Jed Kolko’s take: What the US government shutdown teaches us about private sector data www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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Congress's role in the trade war: A bipartisan conversation with Senators Kaine and Paul
Live Today 5:45pm ET @piie.com
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Live Today 5:45pm ET @piie.com
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Congress's role in the trade war: A bipartisan conversation with Senators Kaine and Paul
The Peterson Institute for International Economics hosts a special event featuring Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) who discuss the complex legal, political, and constitutional issues fa...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Congress's role in the trade war: A bipartisan conversation with Senators Kaine and Paul
Live Today 5:45pm ET @piie.com
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Live Today 5:45pm ET @piie.com
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PIIE’s Doug Irwin writes: The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade
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October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
PIIE’s Doug Irwin writes: The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
PIIE'S Hufbauer and Zhang find: The US imported a larger amount of goods in the first seven months of 2025 vs. 2024, but less from China and more from the EU and Mexico www.piie.com/research/pii...
The US imported a larger amount of goods in the first half of 2025, but less from China and more from the EU and Mexico
As President Donald Trump kicked off his trade war this year, some economists predicted a steep drop in US goods imports. The US indeed imported less from some countries, notably China, but imported m...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
PIIE'S Hufbauer and Zhang find: The US imported a larger amount of goods in the first seven months of 2025 vs. 2024, but less from China and more from the EU and Mexico www.piie.com/research/pii...
Must See TV! Mary E. Lovely on the prospect of a US-China trade deal www.piie.com/newsroom/sho...
Mary E. Lovely on the prospect of a US-China trade deal
Mary E. Lovely says on CNN International that the terms US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out on October 27 for a prospective US-China trade deal means the two countries will be “back to a stat...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Must See TV! Mary E. Lovely on the prospect of a US-China trade deal www.piie.com/newsroom/sho...
What's going on in Argentina? PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld explains Argentina's credibility trap www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
Argentina's credibility trap
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s unusual use of taxpayer dollars to support Argentina’s currency is central to President Javier Milei’s hopes in the October 26 legislative elections.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What's going on in Argentina? PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld explains Argentina's credibility trap www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
Important MUST READ from PIIE's David Wilcox via Bloomberg: BLS investigation: Challenges? Yes. Rigged data? No. www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
BLS investigation: Challenges? Yes. Rigged data? No.
President Donald Trump announced Aug. 1 he had ordered the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the job numbers issued that day “were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, ...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Important MUST READ from PIIE's David Wilcox via Bloomberg: BLS investigation: Challenges? Yes. Rigged data? No. www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
You won’t want to miss this! Paul Krugman Talking with PIIE’s Maurice Obstfeld
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Talking with Maurice Obstfeld
About Argentina, the dollar, and whether bankers still wear ties
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October 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
You won’t want to miss this! Paul Krugman Talking with PIIE’s Maurice Obstfeld
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Live webcast today 10:45 ET Surveying the new economic geography with @AdamPosen and @joshualipsky
Live at @IMFNews
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Live at @IMFNews
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Surveying the new economic geography with Peterson Institute's Adam Posen
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October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Live webcast today 10:45 ET Surveying the new economic geography with @AdamPosen and @joshualipsky
Live at @IMFNews
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Live at @IMFNews
Watch here!
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Must See TV! Watch PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld and Anjali Bhatt discuss trade and the international financial system www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Maurice Obstfeld on trade and the international financial system
Maurice Obstfeld, PIIE C. Fred Bergsten senior fellow, joins Anjali V. Bhatt, PIIE communications manager and research fellow, for a live, virtual conversation about tariffs in the US as fiscal policy...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Must See TV! Watch PIIE's Maurice Obstfeld and Anjali Bhatt discuss trade and the international financial system www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Worth a read: Michael Hirschorn explains how Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
Opinion | Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won
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October 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Worth a read: Michael Hirschorn explains how Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
Early this year, Trump threatened Canada with tariffs. In response, Canadians pulled California wines off store shelves, along with other American-made alcohol. U.S. wine exports to Canada dropped 96% in the second quarter—from nearly $111 million last year to under $4 million this year wsj.com
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October 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Early this year, Trump threatened Canada with tariffs. In response, Canadians pulled California wines off store shelves, along with other American-made alcohol. U.S. wine exports to Canada dropped 96% in the second quarter—from nearly $111 million last year to under $4 million this year wsj.com
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Ahead of a potential meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing dropped a bombshell: China was further restricting access to rare earths.
Four Things to Know About Beijing’s Rare-Earths Bombshell
Ahead of a potential meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing dropped a bombshell: China was further restricting access to the indispensable tech materials.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Ahead of a potential meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing dropped a bombshell: China was further restricting access to rare earths.
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Rather than worrying about the China Shock 2.0 in developed economies, we should be much more worried about the China Shock 1.0 in low- & middle-income countries, Arvind Subramanian says.
Find slides & watch the Global Economic Prospects event here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Find slides & watch the Global Economic Prospects event here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...
October 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Rather than worrying about the China Shock 2.0 in developed economies, we should be much more worried about the China Shock 1.0 in low- & middle-income countries, Arvind Subramanian says.
Find slides & watch the Global Economic Prospects event here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Find slides & watch the Global Economic Prospects event here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout :The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout
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October 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout :The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Must see TV: PIIE’s Adam S. Posen on why inflation impact from tariffs and deportations has been lagged www.piie.com/newsroom/sho...
Adam S. Posen on why inflation impact from tariffs and deportations has been lagged
Adam S. Posen explains at the Peterson Institute for International Economics Global Economic Prospects Fall 2025 event the effects of US policies like tariffs and deportations on inflation, the labor ...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Must see TV: PIIE’s Adam S. Posen on why inflation impact from tariffs and deportations has been lagged www.piie.com/newsroom/sho...
Where is the economy headed? See the latest projections from PIIE's Karen Dynan: Global growth holds up despite policy headwinds and rising risks www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
Global growth holds up despite policy headwinds and rising risks
The global economy is growing more strongly than expected this year, despite rising trade tensions and high uncertainty around US economic policy. Optimism about artificial intelligence (AI), particul...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Where is the economy headed? See the latest projections from PIIE's Karen Dynan: Global growth holds up despite policy headwinds and rising risks www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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🍂Fall meetings start now!🍂
Our first event is an expert panel of Martin Chorzempa, Tianlei Huang, Mary Lovely, & Yeling Tan diving deep into China's economic landscape, including the housing market & the country's economic security model.
Watch here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Our first event is an expert panel of Martin Chorzempa, Tianlei Huang, Mary Lovely, & Yeling Tan diving deep into China's economic landscape, including the housing market & the country's economic security model.
Watch here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...
China's economic outlook: Challenges and opportunities
The Peterson Institute holds an in-depth discussion examining China’s economic landscape, including the current housing slump and its broader implications, as well as the country’s economic security g...
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October 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🍂Fall meetings start now!🍂
Our first event is an expert panel of Martin Chorzempa, Tianlei Huang, Mary Lovely, & Yeling Tan diving deep into China's economic landscape, including the housing market & the country's economic security model.
Watch here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...
Our first event is an expert panel of Martin Chorzempa, Tianlei Huang, Mary Lovely, & Yeling Tan diving deep into China's economic landscape, including the housing market & the country's economic security model.
Watch here: www.piie.com/events/2025/...
The FT's Martin Wolff cites PIIE's Robert Lawrence in saying Trump's tariffs won't deliver many jobs. "Nostalgia is not a strategy." www.ft.com/content/a742...
Trump’s tariffs won’t deliver many jobs
Nostalgia is not a strategy: the past cannot return
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October 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The FT's Martin Wolff cites PIIE's Robert Lawrence in saying Trump's tariffs won't deliver many jobs. "Nostalgia is not a strategy." www.ft.com/content/a742...