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🤖 ChatGDP (Q2, 2026: +2.2%)

Another economic "nowcast" brought to you by AI (and it thinks GDP is pretty good this quarter)

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3️⃣ Bullets

one article 📰 + one podcast 🎧 + one song 🎵

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🌸🌸🌸 Cherry Blossoms Pt. 3

Same data, different charts.

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An Hourglass Jobs Market ⏳

Small businesses and large corporations continue to grow, but mid-sized firms have stopped hiring.

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🌸🌸 Cherry Blossoms Pt. 2

Same data, different charts.

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⚠️ +0% Job Growth Used to Signal a Recession Had Started

Year-on-year employment growth has been below +1% for 18 months in a row. That's usually the economic danger-zone.

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سه Bullets

one chart 📊 + one podcast 🎧 + one song 🎵

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🌸 Cherry Blossoms: The Most Elegant Climate Indicator

Centuries of data about cherry blossom bloom dates in Japan provide an elegant way to visualize climate trends

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