Faith Spalding
Alumni (2024–25)
17 articles · since November 2024
The Weekly BluRB — November 25th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingWe're back with the Weekly BluRB. This Thanksgiving week, we delve into Nvidia's earnings call, the United Kingdom's major budget annoucement, and unpack the near-ban on the hemp industry.
The Weekly BluRB — November 10th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingWe're back with the Weekly BluRB! This week, we take a look at the yield curve and explore President Trump's beef bailout. Meanwhile, President Xi Jinping plays chess with the White House, while Sudan's crisis hits disastrous levels.
The Weekly BluRB — October 28th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingWhen will the government shutdown end? That's the question on everyone's mind. This week, we also explore China's gold strategy, unpack Russian oil sanctions, and examine the state of American healthcare.
Go Woke and Go Broke? Not with Ben & Jerry’s
CommunityBen & Jerry’s success as an ethical business despite a long-standing history of social justice advocacy seems to render the “Go Woke and Go Broke Myth” inaccurate.
The Weekly BluRB — October 13th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingAs China and the US go head-to-head in an escalating tariff battle, the US government shutdown adds fuel to the fire.
The Weekly BluRB — October 7th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingThe US government shutdown continues, but despite the gloomy macro, US equity markets hit highs last week. Globally, emerging markets are booming but Nigeria's CGT poses a risk to capital markets, and Brazil seeks to negotiate its way out…
The Weekly BluRB — September 29th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingWhile credit markets heat up in the US, stability maintenance is the name of the game in China, the BOJ is weighing an interest rate hike, and IPO fever dominates in Singapore.
Letter From the Editors: Press Freedom is Under Fire
EditorialsI write to express my sincere concern for First Amendment rights and press freedom in our turbulent political atmosphere.
The Weekly BluRB — September 24th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingMarkets rallied after the Fed’s first rate cut of 2025, but fears of recession linger as yield curve signals danger. Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee sparked global panic, Indian tech stocks slid, and a looming U.S.
The Weekly BluRB — September 16th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingEditors: Faith Spalding, Lucy Cox
The Weekly BluRB - April 14th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingEditors: Andrés Larios, Faith Spalding
The Weekly BluRB - April 7th, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingLooking ahead, higher tariffs will be working their way through our economy and are likely to raise inflation in coming quarters. Reflecting this, both survey- and market-based measures of near-term inflation expectations have moved up.
The Weekly BluRB - March 23rd, 2025
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingEditors: Andres Larios, Faith Spalding, Daniel Hou
The Weekly BluRB - November 18th, 2024
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingWe know that reducing policy restraint too quickly could hinder progress on inflation. At the same time, reducing policy restraint too slowly could unduly weaken economic activity and employment.
The Weekly BluRB - Nov 9th, 2024
The Weekly BluRB Economics / Investing“I wouldn’t rule anything out in that far away. But that’s certainly not our plan. I mean, our baseline expectation is that we’ll continue to move gradually down towards neutral, that the economy will continue to grow at a healthy clip…
The Weekly BluRB - Nov 3rd, 2024
The Weekly BluRB Economics / InvestingEditors: Venus Dhanda, Sydney Sibrian, Faith Spalding
