NYT economics reporter. Just checking things out over here. https://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3msvneuqves2zEnergy costs are falling, but overall prices are still rising -- we unpack the ups and downs of CPI in July. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/business/economy/cpi-report-july-inflation-data.html12 Aug 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvneuqves2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mssqwkn6tk2lToday from me: After a summer of eye-popping heat, vicious wildfires and relentless storms, businesses are finally facing up to climate change. (Or at least protecting themselves from its effects.) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/business/economy/climate-change-costs-economy-businesses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4lA.ND3g.LcDuEBvKw4o-&smid=url-share11 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssqwkn6tk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3msj7664n5k2rThe final cut on a jobs report that feels as gross as this summer's weather: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/business/economy/heres-the-latest.html07 Aug 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj7664n5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3ms75k7cfcc2aToday from me: I wade into the strange world of token economics, in which companies are spending huge sums on a mysterious resource that they can't be sure will deliver a return and might just be a waste of money. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/business/economy/ai-spending-tokenomics.html03 Aug 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms75k7cfcc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mrsbvyzsnk2tToday from me: A.I. companies suddenly have a voracious appetite for electricians and carpenters. I wrote about the hundreds of millions of dollars they're pouring into training as competition sends wages soaring: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/business/economy/data-center-electricians-training.html29 Jul 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsbvyzsnk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mp4pmbeahk2xJob loss fears have soured many Americans on AI, while Congress and the White House do nothing to cushion the impact. So a bunch of big companies and foundations have ponied up $500m to work with states on building a workforce strategy for the transition: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/business/economy/ai-work-force-training-job-losses.html25 Jun 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4pmbeahk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3moy2hywi5c23Today from me: America has usually been thought of as a place with relatively "inelastic" gasoline demand. But that is changing, as remote work and hybrids and EVs become more available. Gas sales are down since the war started, and may not fully rebound. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/economy/gasoline-demand-destruction.html23 Jun 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy2hywi5c23https://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mnik5yo4ek2rToday from me: The Trump administration is squeezing almost every legal immigration path into the U.S. Except one: H-2A visas for guest farmworkers. That program is getting cheaper and easier to use. The problem is, it's long been plagued with labor abuses.04 Jun 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnik5yo4ek2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mncytpma6227Americans take birthright citizenship for granted, but most countries don't allow it. I wanted to know what that means for kids who are born in a society without the full right to participate. We found some answers in Ireland and Germany. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/business/economy/birthright-citizenship-ireland-germany-trump.html02 Jun 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncytpma6227https://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mmreom7x7s2oToday from me: Everybody knows that GDP is a flawed metric, blind to the wellbeing of humans and the planet, but we keep chasing it because no alternative measure has gained traction. Inside the fight over how to knock GDP down a peg: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/business/economy/gdp-united-nations-prosperity-measures.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lVA.WVIf.a7nWIBId6Nju&smid=nytcore-ios-share26 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmreom7x7s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3ml4xxyr5322xPersonal news: I am writing a book! The conversation around birthrates has grown toxic. The truth is that fertility decline is mostly a consequence of freedom and opportunity, and seems unlikely to reverse. We can deal with the downsides--if we confront them head on, rather than wishing them away.05 May 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4xxyr5322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mjwtdmaqik2iToday from me: How do gas stations actually set prices at times like these? Sometimes with sophisticated software, sometimes with magnets. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/economy/gas-stations-pricing.html20 Apr 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtdmaqik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mj5mv77sv22rAlongside our inflation coverage today, I line up some stories and some datapoints that show how even those resilient U.S. consumers are starting to run out of gas. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/business/economy/consumer-spending-economy.html10 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5mv77sv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mimcpf3po22yAlso today was jobs day and there were lots of jobs! But, you know, caveats. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/economy/jobs-report-hiring-unemployment.html03 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimcpf3po22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mima3zsrps2yToday from me: Job growth has been tepid over the past year. On the flip side, so has labor force growth, keeping unemployment in check. So what's the problem? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/economy/population-growth-immigration.html03 Apr 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mima3zsrps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mhy62mactc26Today from me: Opposition to data centers is cropping up all over the country, and stopping hundreds of billions of dollars worth of projects. Is it enough to shake Wall Street's confidence in the hyperscale A.I. companies and their trillion-dollar promises? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/business/economy/ai-data-centers-construction-local-opposition.html26 Mar 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy62mactc26https://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mhtbg6ntos2mToday from me: The SBA is struggling to collect on a $378 billion Covid loan portfolio as businesses who took out huge amounts never recovered. Treasury is now tacking on hefty fees and hiring debt collectors to pursue people who say they can't repay. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/business/economy/sba-pandemic-loan-defaults.html24 Mar 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtbg6ntos2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mgzvpbrt4225Today from me: The Middle East war is the biggest-ever global oil disruption and will boost prices around the world. But the U.S. is in a much better position to weather it than it was decades ago. Here's why. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/business/economy/america-oil-gas-energy.html14 Mar 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzvpbrt4225https://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mgfszjwigc2mToday from me, a deeper look at the only industry that's been creating any jobs, and what it means for the people and the communities adjacent to it: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/business/economy/health-care-hiring-labor-market.html06 Mar 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfszjwigc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mgcp3xizak2vWhat does the war-without-end in Iran mean for the U.S. economy? Honestly who knows yet, but here's how things could go: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/business/economy/iran-oil-economy-consumers.html05 Mar 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcp3xizak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mfjzwtkwes2kA little explainer from me today on the relationship between climate change and inflation: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/climate/climate-change-prices-inflation.html23 Feb 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjzwtkwes2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mem6w23ngk2zAlso from me today: Like the old ones, the new versions of prediction markets are looking pretty accurate relative to professional forecasters. Just with a lot more money involved. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/business/economy/forecasts-prediction-markets-economy.html11 Feb 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mem6w23ngk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mdviw66g7s2mTwo months of heavy ICE presence in the Twin Cities are crushing the metro area's retail, food, and entertainment industries -- like Covid, business owners told me, except without the federal aid. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/economy/minnesota-ice-economy-damage.html02 Feb 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdviw66g7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mdlcny2pm22hThe great @anaswanson.bsky.social and I took a look back on what a year of Trump policy hath wrought for manufacturing. Short version: No big resurgence, but some interesting stuff going on under the surface. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/business/economy/manufacturing-factories-tariffs.html29 Jan 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlcny2pm22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3mcfiqa4tk22zToday from me: Bill Pulte has made a lot of headlines for going after Trump's opponents and proposing far-fetched housing affordability ideas. But the agency he runs, FHFA, has taken steps that make it harder for low-income people to buy homes. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/business/economy/housing-pulte-fannie-freddie.html14 Jan 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfiqa4tk22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3m73wsk7kck2cEarly last year, a study came out in Nature that forecasted climate change would cause truly shocking economic damages at the end of the century if left unabated. Today, the journal retracted it. I explain why and what it means: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/economy/study-climate-damage-retracted.html03 Dec 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73wsk7kck2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3m66g24si2k2uDid some videosplaining of the jobs situation that we learned about yesterday: https://www.nytimes.com/video/business/economy/100000010534118/what-the-jobs-report-tells-us-about-the-economy.html21 Nov 2025 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66g24si2k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lydiadepillis.bsky.social/post/3m63gxptqpk2lOur final pass on today's jobs report, the first since early September and the last until mid-December. In a twist, job growth is healthy but unemployment is rising: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/business/jobs-report-economy20 Nov 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:llg72eynrn7qxdanzhytpz76/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63gxptqpk2l