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EconEdge is structured to Bloom's Taxonomy Level 4 — Analysis. You won't just memorize indicators. You will differentiate, compare, decompose, and construct cause-effect chains across the U.S. macroeconomy.
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◈ Daily Analysis Challenge · March 2026
The JOLTS Paradox — Differentiating Labor Demand vs. Labor Absorption
Job openings collapsed to 6.54M while payrolls beat at +130K. How do you analytically reconcile weakening demand with strong hiring? +150 bonus XP — Bloom L4 exercise.

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Scenario Simulator
Bloom L3–L4: Apply indicator knowledge to predict outcomes, then analyze why the regime emerges from those specific combinations.
Configure Variables
CPI YoY % 2.4%
Nonfarm Payrolls (K) +130K
GDP Growth Ann. % +2.5%
ISM Manufacturing 52.4
Fed Response
Projected ImpactsRun analysis →
S&P 500 Short-Term
10Y Treasury Yield
Growth/Tech (XLK)
Financials (XLF)
Defensives (XLP/XLU)
US Dollar Index
HY Credit Spreads
June FOMC Cut Prob.
AWAITING ANALYSIS
Configure variables above and run the simulation. EconEdge will classify the macro regime, project market impacts, and explain the analytical reasoning behind each projection.
Source Library
Five-tier hierarchy. Government primary sources take precedence. MIT OCW and Damodaran provide institutional-level theoretical framework.
⬡ Tier 0 — Institutional Academic Framework
MIT OpenCourseWare — Finance
ocw.mit.edu · MIT Sloan School of Management
Complete MIT finance curriculum including 15.401 Finance Theory, 15.414 Financial Management, and 15.433 Investments — free and open access. Foundation for institutional-grade analysis.
Aswath Damodaran — NYU Stern
pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar · YouTube: Aswath Damodaran
Professor Damodaran's complete valuation, corporate finance, and equity risk frameworks. His annual dataset updates (equity risk premiums, country risk, beta by sector) are the institutional standard for practitioners globally.
MIT Finance YouTube Lectures
YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare Channel
Full recorded lecture series from MIT Sloan including Prof. Andrew Lo's 15.401 Finance Theory — among the most rigorous free finance education available globally.
Damodaran — Valuation & Macro Series
YouTube · Aswath Damodaran Channel
Specific playlists: Valuation (2024 edition), Corporate Finance, Equity Risk Premium updates, and real-time market analysis videos applying DCF frameworks to current market conditions.
◈ Tier 1 — U.S. Government Primary
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
bea.gov
GDP, PCE Price Index, Personal Income & Outlays, National Income & Product Accounts.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
bls.gov
CPI, PPI, Nonfarm Payrolls, JOLTS, Unemployment Insurance Claims.
Federal Reserve Board
federalreserve.gov
FOMC statements, dot plots, H.6 M2, G.17 Industrial Production, SLOOS credit survey.
CME FedWatch Tool
cmegroup.com
Real-time Fed funds futures–implied probabilities for each upcoming FOMC meeting.
✦ Tier 2 — Federal Reserve System
FRED — St. Louis Fed
fred.stlouisfed.org
800,000+ U.S. economic time series, custom chart builder, downloadable data.
Atlanta Fed GDPNow
atlantafed.org
Real-time GDP tracker updated with each data release. Q1 2026: +3.0% as of March 2.
NY Fed Recession Model
newyorkfed.org
Yield-curve–based recession probability model + GSCPI supply chain pressure index.
NBER Business Cycle Dating
nber.org
Official U.S. recession dates. Uses depth, breadth, and duration — not the "two quarters" rule.
◇ Tier 3 — Qualified Institutional
Robert Shiller / Yale
shillerdata.com
155-year CAPE dataset. Nobel laureate Shiller's complete S&P 500 valuation history.
ISM — PMI Reports
ismworld.org
Official Manufacturing and Services PMI — released 1st and 3rd business days monthly.

DISCLAIMER: EconEdge is a personal educational platform built on Bloom's Taxonomy Level 4 analysis. All projections and simulations are for educational purposes only — not investment advice. Data current as of March 2026. Consult a licensed financial professional for investment decisions.

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