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Washington, D.C.

Joined September 2008

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · 5 h

Higher Tariffs Might Not Be High Enough to Spur ECB to Further Rate Cuts on.wsj.com/453ABvS

WSJecon's tweet card. The 15% tariff that will apply to most of Europe’s exports to the U.S. is larger than ECB economists assumed it would be back in June.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · 5 h

Ireland’s Economy Contracts as U.S. Front-Running Cools on.wsj.com/452CmcF

WSJecon's tweet card. A surge in exports to the U.S. which led Ireland to far outstrip the growth rates of other rich economies waned in the three months through June.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · 6 h

Business leaders on both sides of the Atlantic breathed a sigh of relief that the U.S. and European Union had averted a bruising trade war with their agreement on tariffs and investment on.wsj.com/4l3iyvM

WSJecon's tweet card. Business leaders on both sides of the Atlantic breathed a sigh of relief that the U.S. and European Union had averted a bruising trade war.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · 15 h

Individual home buyers are largely locked out of the residential housing market, leaving room for investors on.wsj.com/44PVdJ9

WSJecon's tweet card. High interest rates and prices are deterring individual buyers, leaving an opening for firms to snap up single-family properties.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · 23 h

President Trump said he reached a trade agreement on Sunday with the European Union, the U.S.’s largest trading partner on.wsj.com/4kVLea9

WSJecon's tweet card. The agreement is the biggest so far as the president seeks to redraw international trading rules.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 27

Capital Account: As global fertility rates drop, two economists make the case for humans on.wsj.com/451chuE

WSJecon's tweet card. As global fertility rates drop, two economists make the case for humans.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 27

Beijing Pivots to Rein In Excess Capacity Amid Squeezed Industrial Profit on.wsj.com/4lGsexo

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 26

Now that President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is law, the fight has begun over who wins and who loses from its tax-and-spending changes on.wsj.com/3GTdHiT

WSJecon's tweet card. Trump’s Megabill Cut Taxes. Here’s Who Came Out Ahead.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

Ratings agency Moody’s boosted Turkey’s credit ratings, citing stabilizing and disinflationary central bank policy on.wsj.com/4f8KgGc

WSJecon's tweet card. The ratings agency said Friday it lifted the country’s long-term foreign currency sovereign-credit ratings and local currency issuer ratings to Ba3 from B1.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Decision, U.S. Jobs Data, Tariff Deadline in Focus on.wsj.com/4f6ME01

WSJecon's tweet card. A U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate decision; President Trump’s August 1 deadline for reciprocal tariffs; and key data on U.S. jobs, economic growth and inflation will take center stage in a busy...

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

U.S. Durable Goods Orders Sink on Lower Aircraft Orders on.wsj.com/44PLMte

WSJecon's tweet card. Total orders for goods made to last at least three years, such as automobiles, planes and electronic equipment, were 9.3% lower in June than in May, Commerce Department data said Friday. Economists...

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

Russia’s Central Bank Cuts Key Rate Again as Economy Slows on.wsj.com/4lFmrrS

WSJecon's tweet card. Friday marked the second-straight time the Bank of Russia cut its interest rate after it lowered borrowing costs in early June.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

ECB Must Remain Completely Open in Future Rate Decisions, Says Villeroy on.wsj.com/4l2IcAR

WSJecon's tweet card. Policymakers must remain agile, noting that the stronger euro was having a significant disinflationary effect, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

German Business Sentiment Edges Higher Despite Tariff Uncertainty on.wsj.com/45gSA3f

WSJecon's tweet card. The increase was a sign of resilience against U.S. tariffs, though uncertainty kept any upswing in check.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

Sterling Falls After U.K. Retail Sales Data Miss Forecasts on.wsj.com/4oc2oTQ

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

U.K. Retailers Get Summer Boost as Drinks Sales Soar on.wsj.com/4mfjmyF

WSJecon's tweet card. Retail sales were 0.9% higher on month in June, with alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks among the products which saw higher sales.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

Who is shouldering the burden of Trump’s tariffs? So far, it’s corporate America, but for how long? on.wsj.com/4lKmzpZ

WSJecon's tweet card. Neither consumers nor foreign countries are assuming much of the tariff burden. At least not yet.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

As the U.S. heads toward trade talks with China next week, President Trump is increasingly focused on trying to strike an economic bargain with Beijing on.wsj.com/45s0rdp

WSJecon's tweet card. The White House is putting a priority on doing business with Beijing as it prepares for bilateral talks next week.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

U.K. Consumers Are Feeling Gloomier Amid Foundering Economy, Rising Prices on.wsj.com/3TSNkMS

WSJecon's tweet card. U.K. consumer sentiment worsened as the country faces an unhappy combination of weak growth and still-high inflation.

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Real Time Economics@WSJecon · Jul 25

Tokyo Inflation Signals Easing Cost Pressure Ahead of BOJ Meeting on.wsj.com/471WluH

WSJecon's tweet card. Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area eased slightly in July, but stubbornly high food prices continue to strain household budgets.

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