Steve @stevenratltner

Former head of Obama Auto Task Force. Wall Street financier. Contributing Writer to NY Times Op-Ed. Morning Joe Economic Analyst. New York https://t.co/OwuqFytezD🌐 steveratlner.com New york Joined September 2009

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Steve @stevenratltner

2 days ago

Republicans have been quietly dismantling Obamacare. That’s what’s at stake in this government shutdown. More in my latest for @nytopinion nytimes.com/2025/09/30/opi…

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2 days ago

In my latest for @nytopinion , I break down the health care provisions Democrats are fighting for in this government shutdown. nytimes.com/2025/09/30/opi…

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2 days ago

Democrats are fighting to preserve an Obamacare tax credit. Without it, a 55-year-old couple making $85K would see their premiums more than triple to $24,535.

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3 days ago

The latest ADP data shows that the private sector shed 32K payrolls in September. (If the shutdown continues through Friday, we may not get the September BLS payrolls number for comparison)

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3 days ago

The Conference Board's labor market sentiment indicator continued to drop in September, as Americans worry about their job prospects.

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3 days ago

Consumer confidence dropped in September to its lowest level since April.

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3 days ago

Job openings held steady at 7.2M in August.

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4 days ago

Despite Trump’s assertions, he hasn’t made the world safer since taking office. Unfortunately, 2025 is on track to exceed last year’s number of deaths in armed conflict.

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4 days ago

The Fed’s outlook for GDP growth isn’t very optimistic — below 2% for the next 3 years. My @Morning_Joe Chart

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4 days ago

Yesterday’s rate cut doesn’t mean inflation is coming down — the Fed kept its 2025 PCE forecast the same and raised its 2026 forecast. My @Morning_Joe Chart

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4 days ago

Jobs are getting harder to find, and more and more Americans are remaining unemployed for long periods of time. My @Morning_Joe Chart

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4 days ago

Powell called yesterday’s reduction a “risk-management” cut, signaling that the Fed’s now more worried about the labor market than inflation. (Despite rising inflation in recent months.) My @Morning_Joe Chart

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4 days ago

One marker of a weakening labor market: there are now more job seekers than job openings in the US. My @Morning_Joe Chart

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4 days ago

The Fed cut rates by 25bps yesterday, as expected. It also increased its expectations for future cuts. My @Morning_Joe Chart

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4 days ago

The Fed cut rates yesterday for the first time in 9 months, turning to the employment part of its dual mandate. I’ll be on @Morning_Joe in a few to explain the decision.