Off Script Wire — EconomyEconomy coverage from Off Script Wire: the Fed, jobs, inflation, and housing — the macro that hits your wallet, in plain English.https://offscriptwire.com/en-usNine appliance rules took DOE's shortcut in fourteen monthshttps://offscriptwire.com/stories/nine-appliance-rules-one-shortcut/https://offscriptwire.com/stories/nine-appliance-rules-one-shortcut/A Fifth Circuit ruling on one appliance rule turns on a mandatory off-switch DOE never pulled: one of nine standards set the same way, with DOE's own reasoning laid out across two documents.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEconomyenergy-policyregulationdoecourtsadministrative-lawA bulletin, not the statute, sets the FAIR Plan splithttps://offscriptwire.com/stories/who-pays-for-the-fair-plan/https://offscriptwire.com/stories/who-pays-for-the-fair-plan/The bulletin that lets insurers recoup a FAIR Plan assessment from their own policyholders sets no ceiling above one billion dollars, unlike the three other California safety nets it says it resembles.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEconomyinsurancecaliforniapolicyregulationfair-planThe economy got quieter than the jobs survey can hearhttps://offscriptwire.com/stories/the-jobs-number-gets-revised/https://offscriptwire.com/stories/the-jobs-number-gets-revised/BLS's own revision record shows the routine gap between a first print and a final number is now bigger than the average month it is trying to measure.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEconomyeconomylabor-marketblsjobs-reportfederal-reserveRent nobody pays outweighs food, gas and new cars combinedhttps://offscriptwire.com/stories/economy-how-inflation-is-measured/https://offscriptwire.com/stories/economy-how-inflation-is-measured/BLS's own relative-importance table shows owners' equivalent rent outweighs food, gasoline and new vehicles combined in the CPI-U. The homeowner survey behind it sets only the weight, never the price.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTEconomyinflationcpieconomyhousinganalysis