Postcards: The Week Ahead (Go Bills)

I'm off to the Ravens game against the Bills. I have to keep my Bills fandom quiet...

Dear Fellow Expat:

It’s another week in the economic fun house, where the mirrors distort, the floor tilts, and somehow, we're all expected to keep our balance…

Before we get there, I’m heading downtown in about 10 minutes to attend the Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills game. I’ll be sitting with family… and friends… and not wearing a bunch of Bills gear, so I don’t get yelled at. But… this is a magical season happening…

Shhhh….

Gonna be a lot of sad people in Baltimore,… one expects.

Let’s get to the week ahead before I leave…

Monday, September 30, 2024

Event: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at 1:00 p.m.

Why it matters: Powell's words can make markets dance or stumble. His take on "Finding Harmony in the Noise" might just add more static to the airwaves.

Republic Speak:

Ah, Powell's back at the mic.

Remember the pandemic panic of 2020? While some of us were busy turning our bodies into "weapons" (and ending up with hernias), the Fed was turning the money printer into a weapon…