May’s surprisingly strong job numbers

Stacey's defense of the Beige Book

The stock market’s confusing reaction

What America250 says about US capitalism

50-year newspaper—an inflation success story

In this episode of Off the Clock, Justin unwinds the week’s economic news with his friend, Stacey Vanek Smith—senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek and cohost of the Everybody’s Business podcast. The goal of this series is to help you understand what to actually be concerned about, what you can safely ignore, and where there’s room for a bit of hope.

They dig into May’s better-than-expected jobs report, the stock market’s confusing reaction, and the recent concert cancellations for Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration. Justin argues there’s an economic story here—especially when you compare the rational choices of these artists to the tech industry’s relentless political brown-nosing.

Then—in a new segment—Justin and Stacey take a step back from the grind of a daily news cycle to appreciate larger economic trends that give us much more fodder for optimism. First up—inflation (yes, really!). 

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Editor’s Note: In this conversation, we mistakenly refer to Freedom 250 as America250. America250 is a bipartisan initiative established by Congress in 2016 to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. Freedom 250 is a separate, public-private initiative established by the Trump administration via executive order earlier this year.

In this episode of Off the Clock, Justin unwinds the week&rsquo;s economic news with his friend, Stacey Vanek Smith&mdash;senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek and cohost of the Everybody&rsquo;s Business podcast. The goal of this series is to help you understand what to actually be concerned about, what you can safely ignore, and where there&rsquo;s room for a bit of hope.
They dig into May&rsquo;s better-than-expected jobs report, the stock market&rsquo;s confusing reaction, and the recent concert cancellations for Trump&rsquo;s Freedom 250 celebration. Justin argues there&rsquo;s an economic story here&mdash;especially when you compare the rational choices of these artists to the tech industry&rsquo;s relentless political brown-nosing.
Then&mdash;in a new segment&mdash;Justin and Stacey take a step back from the grind of a daily news cycle to appreciate larger economic trends that give us much more fodder for optimism. First up&mdash;inflation (yes, really!).&nbsp;
Subscribe on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PlatypusEconomics">https://www.youtube.com/@PlatypusEconomics</a>
Subscribe on Substack 👉 <a href="https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com">https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com</a>
Follow on Social Media @PlatypusEconomics @JustinWolfers
Follow Stacey @svankesmith
Editor&rsquo;s Note: In this conversation, we mistakenly refer to Freedom 250 as America250. America250 is a bipartisan initiative established by Congress in 2016 to commemorate America&rsquo;s 250th birthday. Freedom 250 is a separate, public-private initiative established by the Trump administration via executive order earlier this year.

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Why The Stock Market Hated May’s Strong Jobs Report | Off the Clock

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