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economist

[ih-kon-uh-mist] / ɪˈkɒn ə mɪst /
NOUN
statistician
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“This is not just a contraction in residential real estate,” wrote economist David Rosenberg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Berlin is "now adopting the approach of responding to crises, whether the pandemic or spikes in energy prices, with a massive increase in public spending", said Joerg Kraemer, chief economist at Commerzbank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“In 2027, we expect the headwind from affordability to increasingly dominate, weighing further on activity,” Ronnie Walker, an economist at Goldman Sachs, told clients in a note that published Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Ashley Webb, senior UK economist for Capital Economics, said the fall in the unemployment rate was "unexpected", and that it suggests the labour market "continues to recover".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

On October 11, in Washington, D.C., an economist named Alexander Sachs showed his ID to security guards outside the White House.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

The October consumer confidence reading was lower than the minus 17.0 expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

All 23 economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected no change, with most forecasting another increase in November.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The economists in their analysis take into account the risk that some or all provisions of Prop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The rise was slightly higher than economists had predicted, driven by higher petrol and diesel prices.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

And it is funny because economists are not real scientists, and because logicians think more clearly, but mathematicians are best.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon


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