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Independent journalist focusing on economics and global economy Our website: en.econreporter.com

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EconReporterSep 8, 2026

BLS Payroll Survey Series ID Reference

What's the BLS series ID for healthcare, manufacturing, or information? Every Establishment Survey industry code in one page to help you build US payroll charts

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EconReporterSep 8, 2026

The US Information Sector Payroll Slump May Not Be What You Thought

Everyone blames ChatGPT for information sector job losses. BLS payroll data on the information sector tells a very different story.

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EconReporterSep 2, 2026

Why Canada’s Counter-Tariff Is More Than ‘Dollar for Dollar’

Canada calls its counter-tariffs "dollar for dollar." Add up the actual tariff list, though, and the number lands billions higher — here's why.

Canada counter tariffCanada Economy

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EconReporterAug 31, 2026

I work, therefore I am not?—We Are Not Machines Book Review

A review of Sarah O'Connor's We Are Not Machines: the real threat to workers isn't AI, it's Taylorism — and trust, not automation, is what's at stake.

EconReporter PlusAug 29, 2026

Man City open talks with Liverpool over Gakpo

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EconReporterAug 25, 2026

Scott, have you considered just trimming 30-year Treasury issuances?

Bessent may tap $1 trillion from Treasury's TGA to fund bond buybacks, framed as QE-lite. It isn't — it's just a rebranded cut to long-bond issuance.

Scott BessentTreasury

EconReporter's linksAug 21, 2026

FTAV Q&A: Darrell Duffie

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EconReporterAug 20, 2026

The Bat Signal Theory of Bessent’s Treasury Buyback Increase

Bessent doubled Treasury bond buybacks as long-term yields hit a 19-year high — a Bat Signal moment, but without the Fed's credibility or firepower behind it.

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EconReporterAug 13, 2026

New York Fed: No Reserve Management Purchases in the month to mid-Sept

The NY Fed just paused its Reserve Management Purchases (RMP)—the so-called "Non-QE" asset purchases program—for the first time since relaunch—right as new Chair Kevin Warsh pushes for a leaner Fed balance sheet

Fed's Balance SheetFederal Reserve

EconReporter

EconReporterAug 12, 2026

Behind Stable July CPI—One Transitory Tariff Wave after Another

July's CPI looked calm overall at 3.4% YoY. But underneath core goods, one set of tariff effects is fading while a fresh wave is just starting to hit prices.

Inflation BreadthUS CPI

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EconReporterAug 12, 2026

Behind Warsh’s Fed Alternative Data Sources Dream—Who Pays for What and How?

Warsh wants the Fed to use real-time data from retailers and banks instead of slow government surveys. But the question is: Who pays for what, and how?

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EconReporterAug 11, 2026

BLS CPI Series ID Reference

What's the BLS series ID for bacon, gasoline, or rent? 398 national CPI codes in one table — seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, plus how the codes are built.