Stacey Vanek Smith
@svaneksmith.bsky.social
How’s the economy doing?… it’s complicated. This week’s jobs numbers and the bumpy markets paint a mysterious picture
#economy #stockmarket #jobs
#economy #stockmarket #jobs
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
How’s the economy doing?… it’s complicated. This week’s jobs numbers and the bumpy markets paint a mysterious picture
#economy #stockmarket #jobs
#economy #stockmarket #jobs
The lipstick index 💄 is flashing red. Is a recession coming? My latest for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg.com part of their excellent beauty issue #recession #economy #spending
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The lipstick index 💄 is flashing red. Is a recession coming? My latest for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg.com part of their excellent beauty issue #recession #economy #spending
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve (+ a shout out to the Money Museum @stlouisfed.bsky.social )
#federalreserve #gold #economy
#federalreserve #gold #economy
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A Brief history of the Federal Reserve (+ a shout out to the Money Museum @stlouisfed.bsky.social )
#federalreserve #gold #economy
#federalreserve #gold #economy
One of the scariest, most destructive forces in the economy? Animal spirits 👻
I visit a haunted bank for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg
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I visit a haunted bank for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg
🎁 🔗 tinyurl.com/yp3fatvs
October 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One of the scariest, most destructive forces in the economy? Animal spirits 👻
I visit a haunted bank for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg
🎁 🔗 tinyurl.com/yp3fatvs
I visit a haunted bank for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg
🎁 🔗 tinyurl.com/yp3fatvs
The scariest economy of them all? Stagflation. 😱
Why it happens and why it should make your blood run cold.
#economy #inflation #jeromepowell
Why it happens and why it should make your blood run cold.
#economy #inflation #jeromepowell
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The scariest economy of them all? Stagflation. 😱
Why it happens and why it should make your blood run cold.
#economy #inflation #jeromepowell
Why it happens and why it should make your blood run cold.
#economy #inflation #jeromepowell
The economy can be a scary place… full of pitfalls. In honor of Halloween, I’ll be talking about scary forces in the economy. 👻
Today: The Tragedy of the Commons
#economy #environment
Today: The Tragedy of the Commons
#economy #environment
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The economy can be a scary place… full of pitfalls. In honor of Halloween, I’ll be talking about scary forces in the economy. 👻
Today: The Tragedy of the Commons
#economy #environment
Today: The Tragedy of the Commons
#economy #environment
On this episode of Everybody's Business, @kyla.bsky.social joins @chafkin.bsky.social and me to discuss 3 economic indicators she’s watching right now
From @businessweektr.bsky.social
From @businessweektr.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
On this episode of Everybody's Business, @kyla.bsky.social joins @chafkin.bsky.social and me to discuss 3 economic indicators she’s watching right now
From @businessweektr.bsky.social
From @businessweektr.bsky.social
How open should public companies have to be about 💰?? The hit debate over quarterly earnings. My latest for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
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🎁 🔗: tinyurl.com/mrybtatf
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
How open should public companies have to be about 💰?? The hit debate over quarterly earnings. My latest for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
🎁 🔗: tinyurl.com/mrybtatf
🎁 🔗: tinyurl.com/mrybtatf
Meet the man who bet a million dollars (!!!) on Taylor Swift’s album sales.
@domahhhh made the bet on @polymarket.bsky.social and spoke w/ me & @chafkin.bsky.social for Everybody’s Business last week. You can hear how he did this week. Check it out! (+ @bradstone.bsky.social is cohosting)
@domahhhh made the bet on @polymarket.bsky.social and spoke w/ me & @chafkin.bsky.social for Everybody’s Business last week. You can hear how he did this week. Check it out! (+ @bradstone.bsky.social is cohosting)
October 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Meet the man who bet a million dollars (!!!) on Taylor Swift’s album sales.
@domahhhh made the bet on @polymarket.bsky.social and spoke w/ me & @chafkin.bsky.social for Everybody’s Business last week. You can hear how he did this week. Check it out! (+ @bradstone.bsky.social is cohosting)
@domahhhh made the bet on @polymarket.bsky.social and spoke w/ me & @chafkin.bsky.social for Everybody’s Business last week. You can hear how he did this week. Check it out! (+ @bradstone.bsky.social is cohosting)
The Nobel Prize in economics this year was awarded to 3 economists and is all about innovation, creation and destruction. Aka creative destruction. One of my ✨favorite economic concepts and very relevant to the moment we’re in right now.
#nobel #economy #innovation #startup
#nobel #economy #innovation #startup
October 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Nobel Prize in economics this year was awarded to 3 economists and is all about innovation, creation and destruction. Aka creative destruction. One of my ✨favorite economic concepts and very relevant to the moment we’re in right now.
#nobel #economy #innovation #startup
#nobel #economy #innovation #startup
The government shutdown comes down to a couple of very tiny parts of the U.S.’s giant $7 trillion budget
#economy #shutdown #healthinsurance
#economy #shutdown #healthinsurance
October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The government shutdown comes down to a couple of very tiny parts of the U.S.’s giant $7 trillion budget
#economy #shutdown #healthinsurance
#economy #shutdown #healthinsurance
Is the economy in stagflation? Technically no… but also, not “no”. Many economists are calling this moment “stagflation lite” (ht @byheatherlong.bsky.social and her excellent article in @washingtonpost.com )
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Is the economy in stagflation? Technically no… but also, not “no”. Many economists are calling this moment “stagflation lite” (ht @byheatherlong.bsky.social and her excellent article in @washingtonpost.com )
A very big week for the Federal Reserve! We saw the first interest rate cut or 2025… and then there was allll the drama behind the scenes.
#economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #interestrates
#economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #interestrates
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A very big week for the Federal Reserve! We saw the first interest rate cut or 2025… and then there was allll the drama behind the scenes.
#economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #interestrates
#economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #interestrates
How did we just lose 1,000,000 jobs?! And what does it mean for the economy?
This week on Everybody’s Business from @bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with @kedseconomist.com about where those jobs went and what this means for the economy. #economy #jobs #vibecession
This week on Everybody’s Business from @bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with @kedseconomist.com about where those jobs went and what this means for the economy. #economy #jobs #vibecession
September 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
How did we just lose 1,000,000 jobs?! And what does it mean for the economy?
This week on Everybody’s Business from @bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with @kedseconomist.com about where those jobs went and what this means for the economy. #economy #jobs #vibecession
This week on Everybody’s Business from @bloomberg.com @chafkin.bsky.social and I talk with @kedseconomist.com about where those jobs went and what this means for the economy. #economy #jobs #vibecession
Did you enjoy your breakfast 🍳? Economists want to know! An ode to the American Time Use Survey from the BLS. My latest for @marketplace.org #economy #bls #data
September 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Did you enjoy your breakfast 🍳? Economists want to know! An ode to the American Time Use Survey from the BLS. My latest for @marketplace.org #economy #bls #data
What is Federal Reserve Independence and why is it so important?
#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
August 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What is Federal Reserve Independence and why is it so important?
#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
#FederalReserve #lisacook #jeromepowell #Inflation #InterestRates
Jerome Powell signaled he’s cutting interest rates, but also that he’s worried about what that could do to inflation.
#economy #jeromepowell #inflation #interestrates
#economy #jeromepowell #inflation #interestrates
August 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Jerome Powell signaled he’s cutting interest rates, but also that he’s worried about what that could do to inflation.
#economy #jeromepowell #inflation #interestrates
#economy #jeromepowell #inflation #interestrates
Why coffee has gotten so expensive (and will probably be getting… more expensive) ☕️ 😱
#inflation #tariffs #brazil #coffee
#inflation #tariffs #brazil #coffee
August 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Why coffee has gotten so expensive (and will probably be getting… more expensive) ☕️ 😱
#inflation #tariffs #brazil #coffee
#inflation #tariffs #brazil #coffee
Econ mystery: who is paying for Trump’s tariffs? There are 3 (and a half) suspects. A look at the clues the data is giving us. My latest for @bloomberg.com
#economy #tariffs #trumptariffs #inflation
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#economy #tariffs #trumptariffs #inflation
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
August 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Econ mystery: who is paying for Trump’s tariffs? There are 3 (and a half) suspects. A look at the clues the data is giving us. My latest for @bloomberg.com
#economy #tariffs #trumptariffs #inflation
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#economy #tariffs #trumptariffs #inflation
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why good data is so important for the U.S. economy and what I learned spending the day with a data collector at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
#economy #inflation #jobs
#economy #inflation #jobs
August 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Why good data is so important for the U.S. economy and what I learned spending the day with a data collector at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
#economy #inflation #jobs
#economy #inflation #jobs
Is Trump playing 4D chess?♟️ We ask a grandmaster Ken Rogoff to weigh in.
(He’s also an economist and author of Our Dollar Your Problem. He talks GDP and tariffs with @chafkin.bsky.social and me this week on Everybody’s business from @bloomberg.com
link.podtrac.com/4pqqcc8s
(He’s also an economist and author of Our Dollar Your Problem. He talks GDP and tariffs with @chafkin.bsky.social and me this week on Everybody’s business from @bloomberg.com
link.podtrac.com/4pqqcc8s
August 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Is Trump playing 4D chess?♟️ We ask a grandmaster Ken Rogoff to weigh in.
(He’s also an economist and author of Our Dollar Your Problem. He talks GDP and tariffs with @chafkin.bsky.social and me this week on Everybody’s business from @bloomberg.com
link.podtrac.com/4pqqcc8s
(He’s also an economist and author of Our Dollar Your Problem. He talks GDP and tariffs with @chafkin.bsky.social and me this week on Everybody’s business from @bloomberg.com
link.podtrac.com/4pqqcc8s