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Leo Feler

@leofeler.com
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Economist. I write about consumer behavior and macroeconomics. Chicago Opinions are my own

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Sinem Hacioglu Hoke @shaciogluhoke.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A new paper is out! With @leofeler.com Paying more and Buying Less: 2025 Tariffs and US household Spending 1) Tariffs passed through 15-20% to retail prices, raising prices 1-2% on affected goods cepr.org/publications...
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DP21471 Paying More and Buying Less: 2025 Tariffs and U.S. Household Spending
This paper estimates the effects of the 2025 U.S. tariffs on household spending using transaction-level data linked to tariff exposure and a tariff sentiment survey. Comparing high versus low tariff-e...
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 24/01/2026
Another horrific ICE shooting in Minneapolis. Man wrestled to the ground by federal agents, then shot multiple times. www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli... @startribune.com is there: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 12/01/2026
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
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Leo Feler @leofeler.com · 29/07/2025
Thanks to @barrons.com for featuring my op-ed on why the Fed is right to wait before continuing to cut interest rates. www.barrons.com/articles/fed...
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Americans Are Sick of Inflation. There Is a Lesson for the Fed.
Price hikes are still consumers’ top concern even as official inflation rates slow, Leo Feler writes in a guest commentary.
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Leo Feler @leofeler.com · 12/05/2025
Thanks for featuring our FEDS note, @adamshap.bsky.social!
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Leo Feler @leofeler.com · 14/01/2025
Thanks to @economist.com for reporting on our work (joint with @kevinrinz.bsky.social and Jack Chylak): www.economist.com/united-state...
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How flush Americans feel depends on their views of Donald Trump
Republicans expect a Trumponomics boom, Democrats dread a bust
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Ozempic economics: How GLP-1s will disrupt the economy in 2025 wapo.st/3BSKbXY
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Opinion | Ozempic economics: How GLP-1s will disrupt the economy in 2025
Weight loss drugs are saving lives, shrinking waistlines and shaking up the economy.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
How households with at least one member taking GLP-1s are changing their shopping habits: overall grocery spending goes down ~6%, spending on chips/savory snacks falls ~11% wapo.st/3BSKbXY
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Jūra Liaukonytė @jurawho.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
🚨Closing out 2024 with a new paper with @hristakeva.bsky.social and @leofeler.com: How GLP-1 medications like Ozempic are reshaping food demand and changing the rules of the game for the food industry.
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