Why Mises’s Theory of Economic Calculation Still Is Relevant Today

Despite Tumbling Rates, US Home Price Acceleration Slowed In January US home price acceleration slowed significantly in January (according to the always lagged and smoothed Case-Shiller indices). After rising 0.50% MoM in December, the price of homes in America's to 20 cities rose just 0.16% MoM in January (the lowest MoM rise since August and well below the 0.35% MoM expected)... Source: Bloomberg This left the 20-city composite index up just 1.18% YoY - the lowest since July 2023. "Price levels remain elevated, but the rate of appreciation has slowed materially," according to Nicholas...

Israeli airstrikes against Lebanon continued throughout Friday, with the casualty toll announced by Lebanon’s Health Ministry soaring to 217 killed and 798 wounded since Monday. Up until today, there had been relatively few reports of Hezbollah successfully inflicting casualties on the Israeli side. A rocket fired on an Israeli Army position along the border Friday […]

82nd Airborne Brass "Ordered To Deploy"; Tehran Appoints Larijani Successor, Cuts Gas Flows To Turkey Summary Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division Maj Gen Brandon Tegtmeier and his "command element" being sent to Middle East, Fox reports. Backchannel diplomacy vs skepticism: Abbas Araghchi reportedly signaled openness to negotiations with the US via envoy Steve Witkoff, but Israel has appeared cool on deal prospects or offramp. Heavy exchange of fire and testing red lines: Iran continues missile and drone waves targeting Israel and US bases, amid reports of overnight airstrikes on military and gas infrastructure...