Ryan Cummings
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Chief of Staff @SIEPR. Economic Adviser @mitceepr. PhD'ing @UW. I research energy markets during the transition and consumer sentiment. Views my own.
Palo Alto, CA
Joined March 2020
RT @BennSteil: US steel-producing firms employ 140,000 Americans. US steel-using firms employ over 5 million Americans. Steel-intensive i…
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@bennpeifert 5. Bank stocks sharply rise on the news President Trump says “we should nationalize the banks” by collectively interpreting the statement to mean “Trump supports lower capital requirements.”
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@Aarondklein @SenLummis @KansasCityFed I don't think denying stablecoin issuers who don't disclose their underlying collateral in any transparent way is abusing their master account authority though! Which is what I think Lummis is talking about here.
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RT @KyleLHandley: Trade policy uncertainty raises prices, even if the tariffs don't increase. Evidence from Brexit referendum.
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Given that there is a huge, HUGE over-representation of trans woman among the most elite vulnerability researchers (“hackers”), if I was a public figure I would simply not yell slurs in Congress directed at trans people.
CONNOLLY: The gentlelady has used a phrase that is considered a slur in the LGBTQ community NANCY MACE: Tranny tranny tranny, I don't really care, you want penises in women's bathrooms
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Excellent chart for @EPRINC_MPyziur showing why if you threw tariffs on Canadian oil, gasoline prics in the midwest in particular would suffer.
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Ok I found an instance where I agree with DOGE unilaterally cancelling disbursements
I looked at these contracts and I have my own fun fact. This is occurring because agencies (not just USAID) are buying subscriptions to Politico's Pro editorial product, not because Politico is getting grants or other federal funding.
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@benedetto_pe @gbrew24 Good point, and infuriating to think "yeah I did it but I thought about not doing it" might actually work lol
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RT @HannoLustig: If the government is **borrowing to invest in risky assets**, you're either forcing taxpayers to bear the risk (more tax r…
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End/ So yes, the tariffs are not going to be applied right away on CAN/MEX. But I think everyone agrees that Trump is much more "for real" about them than everyone thought two weeks ago. And this increased uncertainty--for no good reason--has negative economic consequences.
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RT @SStapczynski: CHINA WILL IMPOSE A TARIFF ON US LNG AND OTHER COMMODITIES 🇨🇳🚨 ��️ The country will impose a 15% tariff on LNG and coal i…
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