lukestein’s avatarlukestein’s Twitter Archive—№ 3,672

  1. Today in sad banana news. Note that “The main international conference on banana research no longer takes place in any banana-growing country, to reduce the risk that the fungus might hitch a ride with one of the researchers.” 1/2 npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/16/751499719/devastating-banana-fungus-arrives-in-colombia-threatening-the-fruits-future
    1. …in reply to @lukestein
      … but at least this shouldn’t (directly) affect US monetary policy, right? (The 🍌 FRED series you’re looking for is PBANSOPUSDM by the way.) 2/2 @justinwolfers/1116531575263461376