Michael Derby
Fed and economy reporter with @reuters.com, ex-Wall Street Journal. Failed musician, guitar holdout, I really like pedals.
- RFK Jr. update
- Since folks are on a Star Wars kick at the moment there’s that moment when the Imperial Senate led by Jar Jar Binks votes to give Palpatine total power to deal with a “crisis” and that’s the ball game.
- Reposted by Michael DerbyHappy Mother’s Day to all who celebrate.
- Reposted by Michael DerbyGrowing up in the '70s I'd read about strongman rulers in far-off places like Asia or Africa who had billion-dollar Swiss bank accounts and mansions in the French Riviera while their citizens were mired in poverty, and wondered how that could be allowed to happen Now I know
- Reposted by Michael DerbyOver the next few weeks we will likely see shortages on the shelves-as the volume of inbound shipping due to elevated tariffs declines -causing higher inflation, slower growth & later this year higher unemployment. realeconomy.rsmus.com/trade-shocks...
- Reposted by Michael DerbyIf, as the say, "Wars are God's way of teaching Americans geography," it must be the case that "Tariffs are God's way of teaching Americans Economics."
- Reposted by Michael DerbyPlease don't put in the newspaper that 28 children laughed at me
- Reposted by Michael DerbyThe Secretary of Comnerce is lying to the American public
- Musicians, think twice about loading tracks to Soundcloud as you could now be feeding the Artificial Intelligence beast: "TechCrunch wasn’t able to find an explicit opt-out option in the platform’s settings menu on the web."
- Reposted by Michael DerbyFrom the Bloomberg editorial, “Things Are About to Get Complicated for the Fed.” #economy #markets #centralbanks #FederalReserve @opinion.bloomberg.com