Stacey Vanek Smith
New Yorker, Idahoan, Story-Seeker, Radio-Maker @Bloomberg @Marketplace formerly @NPR Author: Machiavelli for Women
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- I don’t want to live in a Moira Roseless world 😢
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- President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to be the next Fed Chair. Who is Warsh and what does this mean for the Fed and Fed independence? My latest for @bloomberg.com 🎁🔗 tinyurl.com/yh69r8ex jeromepowell #kevinwarsh #federalreserve #inflation
- Reposted by Stacey Vanek SmithTrump is expected to announce Kevin Warsh as Fed chair tomorrow, ending an extensive, highly publicized audition process for one of the president's most consequential appointments. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b... @tylerpager.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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- The middle class is getting smaller in many parts of the world. I was thrilled to be part of this discussion at Davos #wef2026 about why this is happening, where we’re headed and what can be done. x.com/i/broadcasts...
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- Do people even understand what the Fed does? Former Fed chair Janet Yellen says most probably don’t… but the parts of the economy the fed impacts have a huge impact on our lives. Latest episode of Everbody’s Business from @bloomberg.com #economy #yellen #federalreserve #inflation #interestrates
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- I spoke with former Fed Chair Janet Yellen this week about what’s at stake in Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve. You can hear the full conversation on our Everybody’s Business podcast @bloomberg.com #federalreserve #jeromepowell #economy #inflation
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- President Trump’s aggressive actions against Fed Chair Jerome Powell might be backfiring. This week, Former Fed chair Janet Yellen joins Everybody’s Business @bloomberg.com to talk about the importance of an independent Central Bank. #jeromepowell #federalreserve #janetyellen #inflation
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- Reposted by Stacey Vanek SmithSen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), to Bloomberg TV: “If there is military action against #Greenland, I will be one of the first people to file and co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution. It will pass.”
- President Trump is threatening criminal charges against the Fed and Jerome Powell. Why? And what’s really going on? #federalreserve #jeromepowell #fed
- Is a recession on the horizon in 2026? I asked economists from all different parts of the economy and the consensus was no… for now. My latest for @bloomberg.com (🎁🔗 in bio) a huge thank you to @markzandi.bsky.social @danielzhao.bsky.social and Daryl Fairweather #economy #recession #ai
- Reposted by Stacey Vanek SmithRoughly two-thirds of teenagers are using AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, when they need someone to talk to. People are drawn to AI for mental health because it's free and accessible, but experts stress it does not replace the empathy found from real people.
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- If you’re in Philly tomorrow, come hear me, Peter Coy, Avi J. Cohen and Bill Goffe talk with Scott Wolla of the @stlouisfed.bsky.social about economic storytelling #assa2026 You get a mug when you register (which I assume is this size because of the rising price of coffee ☕️) tinyurl.com/5bnbusum
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- Curiouser and Curiouser: in the economy of 2025 nothing added up and nothing made sense. The very positive GDP numbers are a perfect end to a mad year. My latest for @bloomberg.com #economy #gdp #2026 #tariffs
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- Chart Week 🦈 📈 Day #5 Silver Linings & The 50 Year Newspaper #economy #poverty #infantmortality #lifeexpectancy
- Chart Week 🦈 📈 Day #4: The Affordability Crisis. Inflation has come down a lot since 2022, but prices are more out of reach for many Americans #affordabilitycrisis #inflation #economy #prices
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- Chart Week 🦈 📈 Day #2: The Job Market. It’s been largely frozen all year ❄️ where is it headed in 2026? #economy #job #unemployment #layoffs
- Chart Week 2025 🦈 📈 Day #1. The K-Shaped Economy. One of the biggest economic stories of the year #economy #spending #recession
- Soup is *not a meal. I will die on this hill
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- Are quarterly earnings TMI? How much should public companies tell the public? And how often? My latest for @marketplace.org #economy #sec #regulation
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- Just saw my Spotify wrapped… now having an identity crisis
- “Trump Accounts” would give every baby born in the U.S. $1,000 in an index fund. The president says it will help middle class kids get a piece of the American dream. Will it? So much fun talking this over with the great @amartinezla.bsky.social on morning edition @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
- The official color of 2026 is… white?
- The Wizard of Oz: a story of adventure, courage and… monetary policy (really!) Just follow the yellow brick road 👠 #economy #wicked #federalreserve #inflation
- The cost of living has risen 26% since 2020. And the cost of food, childcare and electricity has outpaced even that. Talking about the Affordability Crisis w/ @crampell.bsky.social on The Weekend Primetime @ms.now It could be a big political problem for the GOP #inflation #midterms #affordability
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- What pumpkin spice 🎃 reveals about tariffs, inflation and global trade.My latest for @bloomberg.com . Plus a pumpkin spice index courtesy of @michaelmcdonough.bsky.social Big thank you to @staceyshick.bsky.social 🎁 🔗 t.co/wY0R1K5A6o
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- I just cooked something the recipe said was “idiot proof” and it is a total disaster…. Where do you go from idiot proof?
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- How’s the economy doing?… it’s complicated. This week’s jobs numbers and the bumpy markets paint a mysterious picture #economy #stockmarket #jobs
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- The lipstick index 💄 is flashing red. Is a recession coming? My latest for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg.com part of their excellent beauty issue #recession #economy #spending
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- The Onion fact-checking things is like the modern-day version of the tree falling in the forest...
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- A Brief history of the Federal Reserve (+ a shout out to the Money Museum @stlouisfed.bsky.social ) #federalreserve #gold #economy
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- New York’s Haunted Bank ☠️ Come for the jump scares, stay for the harrowing historical metaphor. My latest for @businessweektr.bsky.social @bloomberg.com tinyurl.com/yp3fatvs
