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Berlin is "now adopting the approach of responding to crises, whether the pandemic or spikes in energy prices, with a massive increase in public spending", said Joerg Kraemer, chief economist at Commerzbank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“In 2027, we expect the headwind from affordability to increasingly dominate, weighing further on activity,” Ronnie Walker, an economist at Goldman Sachs, told clients in a note that published Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Ashley Webb, senior UK economist for Capital Economics, said the fall in the unemployment rate was "unexpected", and that it suggests the labour market "continues to recover".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Housing remains squeezed by supply-side constraints and significant affordability challenges,” said Robert Dietz, the NAHB’s chief economist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was the economist Milton Friedman who helped come up with a solution to this one: automatic tax withholding from employees’ paychecks.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

The rise was slightly higher than economists had predicted, driven by higher petrol and diesel prices.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

They also find that Fed chairs rely heavily on the central bank’s in-house economists, and that meetings with reporters have grown more common over the past 15 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The latest data shows US GDP, external - which is how economists measure the size of the US economy - currently expanding at an annualised rate of 2.2%.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Headline numbers were each a tick lower than expected by economists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Some economists consider the findings of the new studies murky; it cannot be definitively shown that mobility has fallen during the last generation, they say, only that it has not risen.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times