Talmon Joseph Smith
@talsmith.bsky.social
New York Times economics reporter:
https://www.nytimes.com/by/talmon-joseph-smith // New Orleans Native // Author of Clout & Capital: forthcoming from Simon & Schuster (Atria)
[email protected]
https://www.nytimes.com/by/talmon-joseph-smith // New Orleans Native // Author of Clout & Capital: forthcoming from Simon & Schuster (Atria)
[email protected]
so many random stonks ripping this year. and post tariffs? hasbro?? up 32% YTD???
October 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
so many random stonks ripping this year. and post tariffs? hasbro?? up 32% YTD???
somebody check on Jerry Jones. he might be tearing up, or havin a heart attack
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
somebody check on Jerry Jones. he might be tearing up, or havin a heart attack
this guy was so hawkish under BidenHarris. cant see into his heart but hard to believe he'd be calling for big cuts if kamala harris was president and cpi was floating near 3
October 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
this guy was so hawkish under BidenHarris. cant see into his heart but hard to believe he'd be calling for big cuts if kamala harris was president and cpi was floating near 3
this is weirdly totally plausible
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
this is weirdly totally plausible
fascinating take from former CEA Chair Jared Bernstein on "moderates" and "moderation"
October 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
fascinating take from former CEA Chair Jared Bernstein on "moderates" and "moderation"
Shapiro really telling on himself with regard to his own AI use here.......
October 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Shapiro really telling on himself with regard to his own AI use here.......
PIMCO economist Tiffany Wilding notes on bloomberg tv that a large part of the reason firms aren't passing along tariff costs as much as expected is that margins were elevated postcovid and companies are just shedding a bit of that spread
wow any apologies for reporters that noted margin expansion?
wow any apologies for reporters that noted margin expansion?
August 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
PIMCO economist Tiffany Wilding notes on bloomberg tv that a large part of the reason firms aren't passing along tariff costs as much as expected is that margins were elevated postcovid and companies are just shedding a bit of that spread
wow any apologies for reporters that noted margin expansion?
wow any apologies for reporters that noted margin expansion?
my colleague kurtis wrote a very fair article about the 30 dollar min wage for hotel workers for the olympics.
one 'warmup' game for it has been the contested $20 min wage for workers. I reached out to Michael Reich, whose study found minimal negative effects, pressing him on an opposing study:
one 'warmup' game for it has been the contested $20 min wage for workers. I reached out to Michael Reich, whose study found minimal negative effects, pressing him on an opposing study:
August 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
my colleague kurtis wrote a very fair article about the 30 dollar min wage for hotel workers for the olympics.
one 'warmup' game for it has been the contested $20 min wage for workers. I reached out to Michael Reich, whose study found minimal negative effects, pressing him on an opposing study:
one 'warmup' game for it has been the contested $20 min wage for workers. I reached out to Michael Reich, whose study found minimal negative effects, pressing him on an opposing study:
OH **DOCTORS & AID WORKERS** ARE STARVING SO NOW STARVATION MATTERS???
July 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
OH **DOCTORS & AID WORKERS** ARE STARVING SO NOW STARVATION MATTERS???
the only Abba i listen to is Lerner
July 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
the only Abba i listen to is Lerner
hard to imagine this sort of pro labor court ruling happening now
July 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
hard to imagine this sort of pro labor court ruling happening now
The fully integrated Southern Tenants Farmers Union back in the prewar years: What Mean Ye That Crush My People And Grind The Faces Of The Poor
July 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The fully integrated Southern Tenants Farmers Union back in the prewar years: What Mean Ye That Crush My People And Grind The Faces Of The Poor
"For the June CPI report, we forecast headline and core CPI rose by 0.3% m/m...If correct, this would mark an acceleration from the last three months and result in a three-tenth increase in headline CPI to 2.7% y/y and a two-tenth increase in core CPI to 3.0%"
here comes the trump tariff bite?
here comes the trump tariff bite?
July 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"For the June CPI report, we forecast headline and core CPI rose by 0.3% m/m...If correct, this would mark an acceleration from the last three months and result in a three-tenth increase in headline CPI to 2.7% y/y and a two-tenth increase in core CPI to 3.0%"
here comes the trump tariff bite?
here comes the trump tariff bite?
i love youtube commenters' 'spade a spade' media commentary lol
June 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
i love youtube commenters' 'spade a spade' media commentary lol
love the mountains, but this backdrop isn't helping the case against people who say the center left and right are out of touch.
June 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
love the mountains, but this backdrop isn't helping the case against people who say the center left and right are out of touch.
remains insane that citizens united was entirely premised on clarifying that outside spending is independent from campaigns and thus fine actually and not bribery for access
the legal system really is just:
Desired Outcome ~~> Intellectual Backfill
the legal system really is just:
Desired Outcome ~~> Intellectual Backfill
June 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
remains insane that citizens united was entirely premised on clarifying that outside spending is independent from campaigns and thus fine actually and not bribery for access
the legal system really is just:
Desired Outcome ~~> Intellectual Backfill
the legal system really is just:
Desired Outcome ~~> Intellectual Backfill
between bonds and HYS fixed income assets held by americans are throwing off 2.2 trillion dollar in interest income annually that needs to be reinvested every year. private sector net worth in the United States recently totaled $218 trillion.
"the wall of money just gets bigger."--Russ at blackrock
"the wall of money just gets bigger."--Russ at blackrock
June 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
between bonds and HYS fixed income assets held by americans are throwing off 2.2 trillion dollar in interest income annually that needs to be reinvested every year. private sector net worth in the United States recently totaled $218 trillion.
"the wall of money just gets bigger."--Russ at blackrock
"the wall of money just gets bigger."--Russ at blackrock