RealClearMarkets Week of March 16, 2026 Archives

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Monday, March 16

AI Is Making Relatively Small Changes To Very Big Systems

Seth Godin Seth's Blog

It Not Just Oil. Here Comes The Hormuz Inflation

Scott Waldman Politico

Turns Out, Idiocracy WasToo Optimistic About America

Richard Hanania UnHerd

It’s Good to Be a Billionaire, Especially at Tax Time

Jeff Sommer The New York Times

Things Are Bad Now But Remember They Can Get Worse

Sam Ro TKer by Sam Ro

Why Do Rich People Still Borrow Money?

Ben Carlson A Wealth Of Common Sense

China's Winning Energy Strategy: All Of The Above

Tim McDonnell Semafor

Tuesday, March 17

A Pentagon Run Sovereign Wealth Fund?

Tad DeHaven Cato

If This Is A Bubble, Where Are All The IPOs?

Owen A. Lamont Acadian

The Stock Market Is Wild Beneath The Surface

Emily Peck Axios

The Tax Bill Haunting Your 401(k) and I.R.A.

Mark Miller The New York Times

The Last Fashion Girl, Retirement, & Wealth Taxes Are Stupid

Allison Schrager KU

How America Learned to Love Barnes & Noble Again

Henry Grabar The Atlantic

Wednesday, March 18

Iran's Most Dangerous Weapon Isn't A Missile

Editors European Business Magazine

The Most Expensive Placebo In America

Nick Maggiulli Of Dollars And Data

The Fed Needs To Start Thinking About Hiking Rates

Sonu Varghese Carson Group

The Second Oil Crisis Is Here. Get Ready For $200 Oil

Amir Handjani UnHerd

"Long & Variable Lags"? Markets Don't Wati

Scott Sumner The Pursuit of Happiness

On Our Own: Slavery, Tariffs and the Dire Strait

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman

Some Questions Worth Asking Kevin Warsh At His Hearing

Jai Kedia Cato

Thursday, March 19

This Oil Mess Is Way Worse Than You Think

Robin Wigglesworth FT Alphaville

The Music Has Stopped In Private Markets

Mark J. Higgins CFA Institute

11 Reasons Sentiment Says To Stay Bullish

Ryan Detrick Carson Group

The Newest Wave of ETFs Is Leading to Mini Bubbles

Brian Paoli Morningstar

More Climate Claptrap: Your Steak Is Not Killing The Planet

John Stossel Reason

AI's Growth Impact May Hinge On How It Affects Science

James Pethokoukis AEI

The Big Problem With Congress’s Housing Bill

Shawn Regan City Journal

Friday, March 20

It Isn't The 1970s But There's A Whiff of Stagflation

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman

Are Personalized Cancer Vaccines The Future Of Treatment?

Ronald Bailey Reason

The World's Biggest Economy Is In Uncharted Territory

Liz Hoffman Semafor

Powell’s Pause: A Gamble Wrapped in Uncertainty

James Picerno Capital Spectator

California's Billionaire Tax Won't Save Hospitals

Veronique de Rugy Reason

Labor Force Decline: America's Hidden Economic Crisis

Eric Pachman Panoptica

'Demand Destruction Has Begun'

Robin Wigglesworth FT Alphaville