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Israel continues strikes on Gaza ahead of cease-fire talks

CBSNews.com 

Israeli forces continued striking Gaza over the weekend ahead of expected cease-fire talks this week. Both Israel and Hamas are blaming each other for holding up any possible cease-fire. Ramy Inocencio reports.

Asia markets mixed as investors await a slew of inflation data and central bank decisions this week - CNBC

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  1. Asia markets mixed as investors await a slew of inflation data and central bank decisions this week  CNBC
  2. Asia Set for Steady Start Into Jackson Hole Week: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg
  3. Shares in Asia Advance With Jackson Hole in Focus: Markets Wrap  Yahoo Finance
  4. Asian markets get week off to largely positive start  The Elkhart Truth
  5. Morning Bid: Markets shake off volatility, but will it last?  Reuters.com

Bears Give Long-Awaited Status Update On Kiran Amegadjie

SportsMockery.com 

The Chicago Bears have gotten a look at almost their entire draft class this summer, and it is hard to feel bad about the results. Caleb Williams showcased his elite upside in both preseason appearances. Rome Odunze looks like a future productive receiver. Austin Booker is among the team leaders in pressures. Tory Taylor is […]

Simone Biles Celebrates Being an “Olympic F***ing Champion” At Dinner With Husband Jonathan Owens

Deadline.com 

Simone Biles celebrated her record-breaking Olympic win with a steak dinner shared with her husband, Chicago Bears football safety Jonathan Owens. The menu featured the words “Olymping F***ing Champion.” In her Instagram Stories shared yesterday, the decorated American gymnast showcased videos of celebratory drink toasts and an image of confetti raining down with sparklers and […]

Should monetary policy be implemented by economists?

Library of Economics and Liberty 

In a recent interview of Alex Tabarrok, I saw this exchange:

Auren Hoffman (52:52.27)

Now, your colleague, Tyler Cowen, he recently made an argument that we reached peak economist, that you don’t even need to be an economist anymore to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board. What do you think about that?

Alex (53:09.104)

Arthur Burns, I think was the first one with a PhD. There’s been quite a few since then, but before there were plenty of people on the Federal Reserve without PhDs in economics. Читать дальше...