RealClearMarkets August 17, 2026 Archives

RealClearMarkets AM Update

Another CA Boondoggle Reminds Us We Don't Like Trains

Editorial Issues & Insights

Dems Say Socialism Will Help, But History Says It Won't

Sen. Tom Cotton Fox News

AI Pause Will Not Make Technology Safer

Meda Parameswara Reddy RealClearMarkets

The Fed Can’t Attain 'Price Stability,' Nor Would It Be Desirable

John Tamny Forbes

Yen Intervention Sets a Precedent for Future Interventions

Nicholas Sargen The Hill

Hidden Red Flag Inside Wall Street Price Targets

Elijah Nicholson-Messmer Barron's

Washington Turned Apple's Memory Problem Into Loyalty Test

Imran Khalid RCM

Franchise Laws Are Making Cars We Buy More Expensive

Kristen Walker RealClear

Tariffs Make Back-to-School a Challenge for U.S. Parents

Arielle Hixson MS NOW

Semiconductor Tariffs Would Make Everything More Expensive

Paul Teller RCM

Key Dem Funding Sources Hang In Skydance/WBD Balance

Charles Gasparino NYP

No One Wants to Move From Beverly to Nashville

Sharon Waxman New York Times

Why a Paid Off House Isn't Always a Retirement Win

Maurie Backman Motley Fool

Owning a Home Is Way Overrated. Renting Is Wise Move

Brett Arends Marketwatch

Mamdani's Own Supporters Caught Up In Rich Vilification

Editorial Washington Post

RealClearMarkets PM Update

Troubling Polling News About California's Billionaires' Tax

Editorial California Post

With Money at Stake, Pressure Up to Share AI Wealth

Tony Romm New York Times

Milton Friedman Lives, Contra Lefty Attempts to Bury Him

Michael Munger Civitas

Transitioning to Dollar Is Venezuela's Recovery Route

Nick Snyder Washington Post

Walmart & Target About to Reveal Health of the Consumer

Bill Peters Marketwatch

Artificial Intelligence Can't and Won't Replace Human Judgement

Sean Speer CJ

The United States Can't Afford To Stop Building Its AI Future

Austin Keyser The Hill

RealClearMarkets Research Reports

Retail Sales That Weren't As Bad As They Looked

Richard Moody Regions Bank

A Rough Reception for GDP In the UK

Market Minder Fisher Investments

Tariff Refunds Are A Tailwind For US Growth

Torsten Slok Apollo

RealClearMarkets Off The Street

The Beatings Will Continue Until Sentiment Improves

Joseph Calhoun RCM

If It Floats, Flies Or MegaFLOPS

Dan Davies Back Of Mind

AI Could Bring Mayo Quality Healthcare to Everyone

Jim VandeHei Axios

The Creeping Socialism Of The New Right

Megan Messerly Politico

Why Sports Teams Are Selling for Eye-Popping Prices

Tania Ganguli NY Times

Tom Paine To Del Webb: 250 Years Of Retirement Angst

Kenneth G. Pringle Barrons