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AG Bondi & POTUS are threatening the Fed with criminal indictment in order to try to force its leaders to corrupt economic policy.
Watch this.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
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AG Bondi & POTUS are threatening the Fed with criminal indictment in order to try to force its leaders to corrupt economic policy.
Watch this.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
Check it out! And then you can order your copy of my book Inflation from @mitpress.bsky.social Thanks, Jon Skolnik, for the interview!
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Letβs normalize watching the live stream rather than attending a ballroom session and coughing throughout. #ASSA2026
04.01.2026 20:10 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Head all the way to the back of the exhibits room to @mitpress.bsky.social booth. Raffling off signed copies of Inflation by moi! Iβm happy to chat with you about the book NOW! Saturday 12:30-2 at the booth. #ASSA2026
03.01.2026 17:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Head all the way to the back of the exhibits room to @mitpress.bsky.social booth. Raffling off signed copies of Inflation by moi! Iβm happy to chat with you about it Saturday 12:30-2 at the booth. #ASSA2026
02.01.2026 22:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not so far. . . Cal up 2 at the half.
01.01.2026 17:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Heading to #ASSA2026? Iβll be at the @mitpress.bsky.social booth on Saturday, 12:30-2:00. Come check out my new book Inflation! Written for the general public (your cousin who asks you about the Fed). Great airplane read! Look for it in your airport bookstore before you board your flight to PHL.
01.01.2026 15:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Research idea for whomever wants it: impact of pension payments (DBP) vs 403b/401k (DCP) on post-retirement volunteerism, specifically with former employer/industry. Iβm happy to do service for UCB & AEA; I get a pension check every month, feel like I ought to give something back. If only IRAs? Nah.
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The economy in 2026? Mark your calendars for Feb. 11 & join us in downtown S.F. for our annual economic forecast.
Featuring Steven Davis, Haim Israel, @marthaolney.bsky.social & @adamlashinsky.bsky.social
Tickets: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
Underwritten by @bankofamerica.bsky.social
Fedβs interest rate decision coming up soon. Buy my book βInflationβ ($20 any bookseller) and itβll help you figure out what theyβre saying and why! Short on time? Start with Chap 6, which summarizes Chap 1-5 and then walks you through recent economic history, a news article, and 5 FOMC statements.
02.12.2025 23:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Inflation by Martha Olney (me!)
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So the AEA has a code of conduct that we all agree to in order to participate in the annual meetings. Something, something, sexual misconduct, something, something.
#EpsteinFiles
On Sunday, Nov. 16, @marthaolney.bsky.social celebrates the release of βInflation," a timely guide to one of todayβs most pressing economic challenges. Join her at Book Passage to explore what we can do about its effects.
07.11.2025 12:16 β π 14 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Also big favor to ask: if youβve already read my book Inflation (MIT press essential knowledge series, $20, publ Sept 23, 2025), would you be so kind as to rate it and maybe add a review on any of the usual online booksellers? Thanks!!!
29.10.2025 18:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Screen shot of cover of book Inflation by Martha Olney
29.10.2025 18:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Are you listening to Jay Powell and wishing you knew what all of his words meant? Iβve got the book for you! Inflation by yours truly (MIT essential knowledge series, $20) walks you through a series of Fed statements (chap 6) after a good discussion of monetary policy (chap 5). Buy yours today!
29.10.2025 18:38 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Let me know what you think!! Quick read tip: start with chapter 6, which begins with a summary of 1-5, then circle back to chapters 1-5. Thanks for buying!!
28.09.2025 14:22 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you like it, please recommend it to your family members, friends, colleagues, & dentist. There really isnβt any other book out there that addresses the topic of inflation from an apolitical, let me help you understand the news, sort of way. Great for clients of CFP too!
26.09.2025 15:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A copy of "Inflation" by Martha Olney on a plain background. Text along the bottom of the cover indicates this book is part of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series.
β¨ New Essential Knowledge: From the obvious rise in the cost of living to the more discreet decrease in quality of goods and services, economist @marthaolney.bsky.social provides an introduction to the concept of inflation and what we can do to address its effects: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255315...
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Available today!!
Quick read hint: start with the last chapter (6) which begins with a summary of 1-5. Then circle back to the beginning.
Let me know what you think!!!
Sign up to win a free copy of my forthcoming book Inflation (MIT press essential knowledge series, $20, release date Sept 23). Be one of the lucky five!!!
@mitpress.bsky.social
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Preorder Inflation (by me!) today, delivers 9/23. βWritten in accessible language with plenty of practical applications of economic theory, this book will appeal to readers seeking to understand inflation and the tools used by the Federal Reserve to manage it.β β Jennifer Michaelson for Booklist.
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βWritten in accessible language with plenty of practical applications of economic theory, this book will appeal to readers seeking to understand inflation and the tools used by the Federal Reserve to manage it.β β Jennifer Michaelson for Booklist.
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My book Inflation (MIT Press, $20) will publish in just 5 weeks!! Pre-order it now from any bookseller for delivery on Sept 23!!! A review to be published Sept 4 in Booklist, a pub of the Amer. Library Assn, @ala-booklist.bsky.social⬠ends with this:
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Preorder my forthcoming book, Inflation (out Sept 23) from your favorite bookseller now. Just $20!! Buy a second copy and give it to that uncle whoβs always saying βYou studied econ, right? So explain to me . . .β π
17.07.2025 17:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
"People have only a vague sense of whatβs happening: prices are going up, and they know the Fed has something to do with it, but they donβt have a nuanced sense of the cause."
@marthaolney.bsky.social⬠spoke with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on the drive behind her book, "Inflation" (out Sept 23):
Great news!!!!
29.05.2025 14:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We need an index of βconversations overheard that mention prices or inflation.β Because my little trip to the nail salon today would show a marked uptick from the past.
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β.. The Canadian Association of University Teachers, which boasts a membership of 72,000 .. recommended in an advisory published Tuesday that βacademic staff travel to the U.S. only if essential and necessary.β
@politico.com #PariahState
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My newest book is available for pre-order! Inflation (MIT Essential Knowledge Series, forthcoming September 23, 2025)
Available for pre-order now!
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Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/0262553155/
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