johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Jeff was always such a positive force for grad students and the profession. We will miss him 041
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I think this might be a « tell me how old you are without telling me how old you are » meme. We didn’t have a couch in front of the TV but everything else checks out 010
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 22/07/2026US productivity surge isn't AI, it's people working harder 010
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I was off social media for almost a week and yet nothing in the world has changed at all, for better or worse. Strange. 343489
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialEdwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I saw this referred to as the Strait of Warm Ooze. Very good. 8666641357
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Harker is right (in the WSJ piece linked). This sort of event would not ordinarily be allowed by ethics officers in the Federal Reserve System—especially during the blackout. At a minimum, it’s bad judgement 010
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialJulia Coronado @jc-econ.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The 97 market participants in our Shadow Survey do not agree w/ incoming Chair Warsh's (& Bessent's) argument that the Fed has lost credibility and is in need or reform/regime change...should make for an interesting relationship b/w the new Chair & markets @laurarosner.bsky.social 1277
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialRónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Reminds me of this abstract for an academic paper. 0358
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialTheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"Your doner is so awful, you better feed it to the cats." A 1* Google review for a doner place in Berlin. Their reaction is phenomenal. 😁 525473
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialKate Allen @kateallen.ft.com · 22/05/2026Colin Inman, the @financialtimes.com writing style guru, has sadly died. Here is our obituary (gift link, 300 clicks) - & a page from the introduction to the FT Style Guide which he wrote. (No this post has not been approved by the FT style council, errors mine). as.ft.com/r/a1b1b5ca-2... 45813
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I agree with this. Especially at the beginning of file names, so it alphabetizes properly 011
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialEric Alper @thatericalper.com · 03/05/2026Our old, dear friends each Saturday morning. 1244
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol. Motherfuckers, we built this: 9473051609
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 24/04/2026Men are consistently much more positive about nuclear energy than women Support use of nuclear power? Men: +58 net support Women: -12 Is nuclear power safe? Men: +36 net safe Women: -22 Should UK get more energy from nuclear? Men: +47 net more Women: -17 yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 15425
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialTodd Jones @toddrjones.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Percentage of adults with a Ph.D. 43911
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 17/04/2026John was a wonderfully positive influence on so many of us. We will all miss him. 110
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialJonathan A. Parker @profjaparker.bsky.social · 17/04/2026A really nice in memory of John Leahy by Mark Gertler at NBER Macro, at the 4:17 mark here m.youtube.com/watch?v=HkTD...m.youtube.com41st Annual Conference on Macroeconomics, 2026YouTube video by NBER 011
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialFT Alphaville @alphaville.ft.com · 13/04/2026Choose wisely. www.ft.com/content/dddf... 413125
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Had to doublecheck the date on this 359116843323
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialSchrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant." 522126182197
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 21/12/2025I am not wild about all the tile and marble flooring. I don’t think our cats will like that. And it will be cold under foot getting in and out of the master bed 100
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 16/05/2025All the books I ordered last week just arrived! Can't wait to pour myself a drink, relax, be too tired to read and play around on my phone all night 1453857221
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/04/2025The Dallas Fed survey basically just rains fire at this point. 🔥 292470361
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025"Vote for the guy who would help me take over your country" is an incredible closing message 911548303
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialSteve Liesman @steveliesman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Remarkable how Trump dealt himself the worst possible hand to negotiate w/ China. 1st card: Enacted tariffs that threaten to tank the economy 2nd: Backs China into a corner. 3rd: Makes fed incapable of responding 4th: Tanks markets, bonds and the dollar 5th: no end game, no plan 50680123
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialKarl Whelan @karlwhelan.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Very proud that my wife, Martina, has been appointed to be Director of the ESRI. My father, Chris, worked at the ESRI for almost all his career. He passed away in 2022 but I know he would have been incredibly proud as would my mother, Yvonne, who we lost in January. www.rte.ie/news/busines...rte.ieProfessor Martina Lawless named as new ESRI DirectorThe Council of the Economic and Social Research Institute has appointed Professor Martina Lawless as its next director. 2552
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Agreed. Ted Truman, the author, was my old boss. He ran the International Finance Division at the Federal Reserve Board for a couple of decades. 011
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Biblical scholars now believe that if Jesus had covered up his gang tattoos, he might’ve avoided crucifixion. 613937635
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialWojtek Kopczuk @wwwojtekk.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Counterpoint: how many original games are out there? Scrabble. soccer, go. Maybe chess. Maybe the game of chicken 161
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 19/03/2025god, who'd be a central banker, honestly? "66% of Democratic-leaning participants believed the Fed favoured Republicans. "60% of Republican-leaning participants thought the Fed favoured Democrats." 3252
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17/03/2025The first official sign that Trump is already slowing the global economy: OECD has just downgraded both the US and global growth forecasts - and raised its inflation forecasts - for 2025 and 2026. Org primarily blames rising uncertainty and trade wars. www.oecd.org/en/publicati... 291002349
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialMark Igra @markigra.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2025DOGE/SSA marked this person dead and *removed his savings from his bank account,* cancelled his social security and Medicare. #seattle www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p… 23374563841
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 14/03/2025He’s also a former hockey player. He was a goalie, so used to deflecting slapshots 020
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialRudi Bachmann @bachmannrudi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Vom CEPR - EABCN Euro Area Business Cycle Dating Committee: “When examining business cycle trends across European countries, Germany, the region's largest economy, continues to underperform, while Spain stands out as the main driver of steady growth within the euro area.” 0243
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 13/03/2025It’s scary that the payment system itself is under attack 010
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialSam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Money is a symptom of the woke mind virus. 1198
johnfernald.bsky.social @johnfernald.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The Federal Government wastes $2 trillion a year on paper straws. Though seriously, it’s hard to read the memorandum without laughing. Or crying. 000
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialLe Parisien @leparisien.fr · 12/03/2025Un petit Américain de 4 ans a appelé la police la semaine dernière pour dénoncer sa mère, qui venait de commettre l’impardonnable selon lui. ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/T6oG 4132
Reposted by @johnfernald.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The institutions of the American economy depend on the institutions of American democracy; rule of law, consistent regulation, stability, and all the rest. That’s what’s being destroyed and that’s what risks the *entire economy. Saying that out loud shouldn’t (and can’t) be a risk 5840321118
