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109 days: the Strait of Hormuz closed, and 20 million barrels a day went to zero

Jun 19, 2026

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1 min read

109 days: the Strait of Hormuz closed, and 20 million barrels a day went to zero

$4 gas, $126 oil, and 109 straight days of zero flow through the world's busiest oil chokepoint.

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Where the hiring recession actually went

Jun 8, 2026

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1 min read

Where the hiring recession actually went

It didn't end. It moved.

THE ECONOMY & MAIN STREET

Americans haven’t saved this little in 70 years

May 28, 2026

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1 min read

Americans haven’t saved this little in 70 years

The savings rate hasn’t looked like this since the 2008 run-up.

THE ECONOMY & MAIN STREET

May 22, 2026

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1 min read

A tax not seen since Truman

Treasury just confirmed it. The math is brutal.

THE ECONOMY & MAIN STREET

May 8, 2026

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1 min read

The reason for the layoffs just changed

Four months of data. One word keeps showing up.

THE ECONOMY & MAIN STREET

Jun 19, 2026

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1 min read

109 days: the Strait of Hormuz closed, and 20 million barrels a day went to zero

$4 gas, $126 oil, and 109 straight days of zero flow through the world's busiest oil chokepoint.

One Number

THE ECONOMY & MAIN STREET

Jun 8, 2026

•

1 min read

Where the hiring recession actually went

It didn't end. It moved.

One Number

THE ECONOMY & MAIN STREET

May 28, 2026

•

1 min read

Americans haven’t saved this little in 70 years

The savings rate hasn’t looked like this since the 2008 run-up.

One Number

THE ECONOMY & MAIN STREET

May 22, 2026

•

1 min read

A tax not seen since Truman

Treasury just confirmed it. The math is brutal.

One Number

THE ECONOMY & MAIN STREET

May 8, 2026

•

1 min read

The reason for the layoffs just changed

Four months of data. One word keeps showing up.

One Number