Will Slaughter
@BamaBonds
Southern fried fixed income. The cynic formerly known as MilwaukeeBonds.
Interesting, isn't it, that under a markedly undemocratic system, a Prime Minister (Peel) responded to public opinion by repealing the Corn Laws in a way that a system with universal suffrage etc has not over one of the biggest issues of the current age (immigration)
Nature is healing.
“I contacted our department and said, ‘Listen, I need to prepare you for the possibility that we may be graduating people without jobs.” The 50-year-long bull market for PhD economists is coming to an end, and it's not great news for everyone else. nytimes.com/2025/07/28/bus…
US LNG producers soar as EU agrees to $250 billion in annual purchases reuters.com/business/energ…
It turns out “trade wars are good and easy to win” after all.
The EU - US deal is scandalous… a disaster…with not one concession from the American side…badly negotiated…
Drilling activity in the US (Baker Hughes/Primary Vision) #OOTT
Two Denver office towers recently sold for $3.2 million, or ~$3 per square feet, per Triple Net Investor. They were valued at ~$200M in 2019, per BisNow
Anyone who is mad at Trump’s executive order on homelessness need to understand that this policy change occurred for one reason. The existing policies rooted in harm reduction did far more harm than good and completely ignored the larger harms to the community. 🧵
WSJ: The Democratic Party’s image has eroded to its lowest point in over three decades, according to a new WSJ poll, with voters seeing the GOP as the better option on most issues that decide elections. wsj.com/politics/elect…
Let’s play: You get to revive ONE cancelled TV show with full cast and crew. What are you resurrecting?
Let’s play: You get to revive ONE cancelled TV show with full cast and crew. What are you resurrecting?
Must read thread and valuable work being done by John Arnold here. The legalization and subsequent proliferation of on-line gambling is a massive public policy mistake which will have devastating social & public health consequences on par with opioids & marijuana legalization.
We and @aibm_org hosted an event yesterday about the evidence base and policy options of online sports betting and issued a call for new research. As states continue to legalize, it's important they understand the full ramifications. A thread of some of what I learned. 1/n🧵
BREAKING: The NY Fire Prevention & Building Code Council just voted to codify the All-Electric Buildings Act into the state building codes. This is a huge moment for NY, as we lead the nation towards decarbonizing our building stock. 1/
BREAKING: The NY Fire Prevention & Building Code Council just voted to codify the All-Electric Buildings Act into the state building codes. This is a huge moment for NY, as we lead the nation towards decarbonizing our building stock. 1/