RealClearMarkets Week of October 5, 2026 Archives

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Monday, October 5

Why is Consumer Sentiment so Low?

Ben Carlson A Wealth of Common Sense

Can (Should) America Wean Itself Off Chinese Technology?

Stephanie Yang CNN

KISS: The Case For Free Trade Isn't Complicated

Caleb S. Fuller The Daily Economy

Robots Are Not Coming for Your Job

Torsten Slok Apollo

Why Long Term Investors Shouldn't Fear Bear Markets

Sam Ro TKer by Sam Ro

An IRA Strategy That Lowers Your Tax Bill

Christine Benz Morningstar

Tuesday, October 6

The American Dream Is Alive In The Midwest

Jess Remington Agglomerations

Trump Admin's Equity Portfolio Reaches 34 Deals

Tad DeHaven & Chad Smitson Cato

The 3 Most Important Words For Investors

Ben Carlson A Wealth of Common Sense

We've Never Been Richer & Had So Little

Allison Schrager Known Unknowns

The End Of Social Media, Killed By Politicians

Elizabeth Nolan Brown Reason

Why Inflation Protected Bonds Are So Attractive

Larry Kotlikoff Economics Matters

Wednesday, October 7

Getting Bonds (and Diversification) Wrong

Joe Wiggins Behavioural Investment

The SEC Is Watching American Investors' Trades

Thomas J. Powell Reason

Your Mid-Term Year Seasonal Playbook

Matt Cerminaro Chart Kid Matt

Why Tokyo Housing Is So Much Cheaper Than NYC

Julia R. Cartwright Daily Economy

The Trouble with Taxing Wealth

Dario Marino City Journal

The AI Boom Is Crowding Out Other Investment

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman

So How is the Trump Trade Agenda Going?

Daniel W. Drezner Drezner’s World

Thursday, October 8

Meta's Muse Is Spying on All Your Friends and Family

Joe Wilkins Futurism

The 10 Best and 10 Worst Months Ever For US Stocks

Dan Lefkovitz Morningstar

Four Practical Uses For TIPS In Your Portfolio

Allan Roth Advisorperspectives

Keep Employer Health Insurance Or Switch To Medicare?

Gail MarksJarvis WSJ

Playing The Wrong Game

Nick Maggiulli Of Dollars & Data

The Global Fiscal Reckoning Is Here

Neil Irwin Axios

Friday, October 9

The Worry Hanging Over Private Credit Is Trust

Ellen DiMauro Semafor

Not All Junk Bonds Are Created Equal

J.C. Parets Trend Labs

AI Models Have Reached Commodity Status

Tomasz Tunguz Tomasz Tunguz

How Data Centers Reduce Electricity Prices

Adam Lehodey City Journal

Rate Rise: The Mortgage Puke Factor

Matt Phillips Axios

Voters Are Fed Up With Trump's Tariffs

Eric Boehm Reason Magazine

The Plaza Accord and Global Imbalances

Michael Pettis Michael Pettis