Author Archives: Lambert Strether
Status of US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency: Central Banks Diversify from USD-Assets to Other Currencies and to Gold
Long, slow erosion of the US dollar’s dominance. China’s renminbi keeps losing ground, many other currencies gain, as does gold
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 6/28/2024: Biden v. Trump Post-Match Analysis and Commentary
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden v. Trump and the Democrat succession crisis
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Rumble in the Jungle: Biden v. Trump Presidential Debate Live Blog
Volatility is the central feature of this election, despite all efforts to keep things stable. It follows that the debate will be volatile.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 6/27/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; The Debates, pre-game analysis; Murthy v. Missouri; Digital ID exposure debacle; CDK auto dealer outage and consumer spending ~
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2:00PM Water Cooler 6/26/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics ~
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2:00PM Water Cooler 6/25/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; the debates; Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming book; counting and scripting in the caring professions; mask bans spread ~
Read more...Project 2025: 920 Pages of Irritable Mental Gestures, or a Blueprint for Fascism?
Litmus tests to see if Project 2025 is serious, and a close reading of its “Mandate for Leadership”
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 6/24/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics and pandemics; many new Covid charts (New York and New England wastewater down; positivity up; New York hospitaliztation continues its weirdly steady rise); Trump lawfare status; Supreme Court decisions and Thursday’s debate ~
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 6/21/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics; Allan McDonald and the Challenger debacle; Trump erases Biden money advantage after Bragg verdict; unexpected Bourdieu stan ~
Read more...Links 6/21/2024
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/20/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; early voting and October surprises; Trump and the Latino vote; Biden and the Latino vote; mask warriors ~
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