economist

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Core goods prices also rose by a smaller than expected gain of 0.2% month over month, the smallest advance in four months, writes Stephen Brown, chief North America economist for Capital Economics.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“For grads whose local market doesn’t match their field: be willing to go where the opportunity is. That might mean relocating, at least early in your career,” Sneha Puri, economist at Indeed, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Indicators point to "weakening housing demand following a recent jump in mortgage rates and a collapse in consumer confidence", said Thomas Ryan, North America economist at Capital Economics.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“There’s cost pressures on two sides,” said Julien Lafortune, an economist at the Public Policy Institute of California who studies education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

And the economist says, “Look, the cows in Scotland are brown.”

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon