This Is the Case for Building a More Robust Power Grid
Thanks to surging energy costs and extreme weather events, there's a greater urgency to decarbonize the electricity grid. However, it's not enough just to add more solar panels, or wind turbines or ev...
18 Elo 202250min
Just How Bad Will the Energy Crisis Be in Europe This Winter?
As everyone knows, electricity prices in Europe have soared, due to a combination of factors, most prominently Russia's war in Ukraine and the curtailing of natural gas supplies. But how bad is it goi...
15 Elo 202258min
Pimco's Dan Ivascyn on the State of Markets Right Now
Markets have staged an impressive bounce since the middle of June. Stocks are way up. Credit spreads have come in. Mortgage rates have tightened again. And long rates have mellowed out. So is the coas...
11 Elo 202246min
Jan Hatzius on the Narrow Path to Avoid a Hard Landing
The multi-trillion dollar question for the US economy is “Can inflation drop to the Federal Reserve’s target without a substantial jump in the unemployment rate?” Everything is riding on this, as it i...
8 Elo 202259min
Anna Stansbury on How to Boost Worker Bargaining Power
Labor markets are considered to be "tight" right now, but wage growth continues to lag inflation. For decades, in fact, we've seen a steady decline in worker bargaining power, or labor's share of tota...
4 Elo 202249min
Benn Eifert On The Mania That Was Even Bigger Than Meme Stocks
When people think about the market mania we recently experienced, the most glaring thing that comes to mind is the meme stocks. In early 2021, the huge moves in names like AMC and GameStop exemplified...
1 Elo 202253min
What So Many People Get Wrong About The Energy Transition
With energy prices booming, heatwaves ravaging Europe, and Russia going to war against Ukraine, there's an increased focus on the so-called energy transition. Interest in decarbonization is surging. B...
28 Heinä 202246min
A New Chilean Constitution Could Mean Big Changes to Copper and Lithium Mining
In theory, a big shift towards renewable sources of energy (like wind and solar and electric vehicles) mean less money and power for Russia, and the OPEC nations. But new forms of energy also require ...
27 Heinä 202242min
