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Tariffs Knocked Down, AI Accelerates: Monday AM Reads
macroecon18 days ago

Tariffs Knocked Down, AI Accelerates: Monday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz curates Monday AM Reads, highlighting a divided U.S. Court of International Trade ruling Trump’s 10% tariffs unlawful, inflation expectations remaining anchored helping the Fed, cognitive traps that make stock-market bubbles hard to spot, billionaire backlash over pied-à-terre taxes, and AI’s rapid advance per Stanford’s AI Index alongside the AI-labor debate, plus Iran’s potential endurance in Hormuz, and the historical arc from Buckley to Citizens United on money in politics.

via The Big Picture|
#ai#inflation-expectations#macroecon
politics20 days ago

Voters See Money Dominating U.S. Elections Across Parties

A POLITICO poll conducted with Public First finds about 72% of Americans say there is too much money in U.S. politics, with broad cross‑party concern that wealth and outside groups shape or even buy election outcomes; Democrats are more likely to oppose money in politics, while Republicans show less intense views. The survey also notes record midterm spending and a rising role for outside money tied to AI, crypto and other industries, contributing to a sense that voters have too little power and that billionaire influence is outsized.

via Politico|
#campaign-finance#election-influence#money-in-politics
Datacenters as a Bipartisan Frustration, Yet Policy Stalls
us-politics4 months ago

Datacenters as a Bipartisan Frustration, Yet Policy Stalls

Datacenters have become a rare cross‑partisan flashpoint in the US, provoking broad local opposition while federal and state lawmakers struggle to counter industry-backed subsidies; Michigan’s stalled repeal of tax credits contrasts with ongoing, low-job, high-cost projects and a web of influence from tech, fossil fuels, and unions, illustrating how money and inertia impede decisive policy.

via The Guardian|
#bigtech#datacenters#energy