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A Pine Street Specter

2 years 5 months ago
Listen to an episode about the Pine Street Specter on our Here’s History podcast with KDHX. Everyone loves a ghost story, which may explain why thousands braved chilly conditions one week in January 1887 to glimpse a mysterious specter reportedly haunting an upper-class St. Louis neighborhood. Sunday, January 16, 1887 The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported that …
Laura Shimel

Who has the best forecast of Q3 GDP?

2 years 5 months ago
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model is currently predicting that Q3 GDP will come in at 5.4% growth (!). The New York Fed is at 2.5%. The "blue chip consensus" has converged on 3.5%. On Thursday morning we'll get the official number from the BEA and declare a winner.
Kevin Drum