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Neil Irwin

@neilirwin.bsky.social
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Chief Economic Correspondent at Axios. Author of daily Axios Macro newsletter. Author of "The Alchemists." Formerly: NYT, WashPost.

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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
A thing about modern life I don't care for is every service provider hectoring you to give them an online review afterward. Constant texts trying to get me to give gold stars to the plumber, the furniture delivery guy, the pediatric urgent care, etc. THAT'S WHAT THE MONEY IS FOR
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Felix Salmon @felixsalmon.com · 09/05/2025
Some personal news... I'm leaving Axios at the end of this month! Which means there's now an opening for a markets reporter. Apply here! job-boards.greenhouse.io/axios/jobs/6...
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Senior Reporter, Markets
Remote
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Was just thinking about how to my 5 year-old, Obama will be the equivalent of what Nixon was to me (a purely historical figure) and 9/11 will be like the Kennedy Assassination.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
This is exactly what I’m finding. It’s fantastic when you have enough knowledge to follow up or push harder when something seems off. But in areas where you don’t have baseline knowledge. . .
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Let's see how the magic computer answers:
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
This is very good.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
I'll try anything once.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Now, more than ever:
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a woman wearing glasses and a blue shirt is asking what a week huh ?
ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a blue shirt is asking what a week huh ?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Sometimes you just have to let the robot know who's boss.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Stroll down (unhappy) memory lane with the great @vermontgmg.bsky.social who is out with an oral history of the Bear Stearns collapse/rescue. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Opinion | The weekend that shook the world
Seventeen years ago, Bear Stearns collapsed over a weekend — what lessons remain today?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
For whatever it's worth, I have never met a Canadian I didn't like.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
If you're just a guy who has covered central banking for the last 20 years and has known Mark Carney and his mindset for a long time, it is disconcerting to watch this.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Energy executives do not like what they're getting out of the administration. "I have never felt more uncertainty about our business in my entire 40-plus-year career." www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
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Oil and gas activity edges higher; uncertainty rising, costs increase
Activity in the oil and gas sector increased slightly in first quarter of 2025, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Not tactical military details, but on things like the decision of whether or not to pull the trigger they'd be in the room. Same reason the Treasury secretary is, by statute, a member of the National Security Council.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Treasury is the main agency that deals with terrorist finance issues.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
And then it was of course smooth sailing in the months and years that followed May 2007.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Maybe time to get Elon focused on this.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Make the global safe asset shortage great again
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I like to eat the occasional banana and favor an economic structure that makes this possible.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
It's just the preliminary numbers, for which n=~420, and sentiment hasn't been a good guide to consumer activity in recent years. But this is, um, really bad. www.axios.com/2025/03/14/c...
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Consumer sentiment plunges in early March, inflation expectations soar
Even among Republicans, sentiment declined by double digits.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Dude how many bay leaves do you buy?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
This is maybe the most profound and important take ever for us to all internalize.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Is it, though?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I will never tire of a company with a [checks notes] $1.03 trillion market cap sticking with a the 1997-era-Geocities-style website. At this point it would be disappointing if they were to modernize it.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
www.nytimes.com/2021/03/13/u...
nytimes.com
17 Reasons to Let the Economic Optimism Begin (Published 2021)
A reporter who has tracked decades of gloomy trends sees things lining up for roaring growth.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
This chart from the BLS's press release tells the not-so-great story of where we are on inflation.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Hurts gets MVP, yes?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Things getting real for Canada-domiciled bourbon enthusiasts. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/o...
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Ontario to remove U.S. alcohol from shelves after Trump's tariffs announcement
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario will remove American alcohol from its shelves in response to U.S. President Trump's tariffs on Canada.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I think perceived ubiquity is a factor. Those State Farm ads that air all the damn time . . .
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Another Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl is a dark timeline that we cannot avoid. Apparently.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Who’s gonna make the Luvu dive a meme?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Big news in the Fed press corps!
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The 4th and 15 or 4th and 20 approach seems clearly optimal. With added benefit that it aligns with the core strategy of the game as opposed to random bounces.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The NFL to everyone: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED???
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Turns out it is enjoyable to watch your city’s NFL team play in a competent manner against excellent competition in the playoffs. Who knew?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Defense, what is it?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
NFL weeks, ranked: 1) Divisional playoff weekend 2) Conference championship weekend 3) Week 1 4) Super Bowl 5) Thanksgiving 6) Wild card weekend
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
"The best way to make a successful transition to the public sector is to do so with humility. The alternative, in many cases, is to have humility thrust upon you." www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Opinion | The Limits of ‘Running Government Like a Business’
After a long and successful private-sector career, I came to Washington—and it made me more humble.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
(Akerlof, 1970)
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The Lemon Problem?
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Go put some French fries in your sandwich and so forth.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Turned on Texans-Chargers like 10m ago and every play has been the craziest thing I ever saw.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Vintage @jasonfurman.bsky.social photo as promo image really enhances the experience.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
It’s no longer the Economists’ Hour. Well done from @bencasselman.bsky.social here. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...
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Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?
Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Anybody up for a little mid-cycle adjustment? The 2019 FOMC transcripts are out! Have at it. www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli...
federalreserve.gov
2019
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Robusto! +256k on payrolls in December, unemployment rate edges down to 4.1%
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Fed vice-chair for supervision Michael Barr is stepping down from that role, while remaining a Fed governor, front-running a potential legal clash over whether Trump can demote him. Come for the news, stay for the gaming out Trump's options for reshaping the Fed. www.axios.com/2025/01/06/b...
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Top Fed bank cop steps aside, front-running potential Trump clash
Michael Barr will remain on the central bank's board of governors.
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Like all good late-GenXers, I'm using this snow day to teach my progeny the Mr. Plow jingle
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Neil Irwin @neilirwin.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Can't help but think the U.S. Steel/Nippon deal would have gone through with minimal controversy if the companies were named, like, SteelCorp and Industriex. Which isn't a great basis for public policy, but here we are.
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