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Excluding volatile and less predictive trade data produces better estimates of imports and exports.
Energy supply shocks are creating downstream bottlenecks in the oil supply chain, pushing up refinery margins and fuel prices.
County-level employment growth, unemployment, and wages can vary along with a rural county’s agriculture concentration.
Financially distressed consumers are more likely to have taken on debt due to inflation and to have borrowed at higher costs.
Yes, but most gains in productive capacity from the recent investment boom are limited to a relatively small, high-tech segment.
Financing the AI build-out may introduce long-term structural shifts and risks to debt markets.
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