Lydia DePillis

Thing that was always true but especially now: If you're someone with visibility into Trump administration economic policy changes and want to tell a reporter without jeopardizing your job, my Signal number is 202-913-3717.

There are a handful of apparel brands that proudly cut and sew their clothing in America. Even they're not cheering the wild, on-again-off-again tariffs coming out of the White House. I took a field trip to the garment district to learn why: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/b...

Today with @haleaziz.bsky.social : Most of the Korean workers detained during an ICE raid on a Ga. battery plant last week were on short-term businesses visas. In at least one case, ICE acknowledged a worker hadn't violated his visa, and forced him to deport anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...

One more from my stint in South Korea: At last count, some 7 million people studied abroad. As Trump pushes away international students, it appears that fewer of them will come to American schools. But Southeast Asia is aggressively taking up the slack. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...

Alongside our inflation coverage today, I line up some stories and some datapoints that show how even those resilient U.S. consumers are starting to run out of gas. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/b...

Also today was jobs day and there were lots of jobs! But, you know, caveats. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/b...

Today from me: Job growth has been tepid over the past year. On the flip side, so has labor force growth, keeping unemployment in check. So what's the problem? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/b...

Today from me: Opposition to data centers is cropping up all over the country, and stopping hundreds of billions of dollars worth of projects. Is it enough to shake Wall Street's confidence in the hyperscale A.I. companies and their trillion-dollar promises? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/b...

Today from me: The SBA is struggling to collect on a $378 billion Covid loan portfolio as businesses who took out huge amounts never recovered. Treasury is now tacking on hefty fees and hiring debt collectors to pursue people who say they can't repay. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/b...

Today from me: The Middle East war is the biggest-ever global oil disruption and will boost prices around the world. But the U.S. is in a much better position to weather it than it was decades ago. Here's why. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...

Today from me, a deeper look at the only industry that's been creating any jobs, and what it means for the people and the communities adjacent to it: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/b...

What does the war-without-end in Iran mean for the U.S. economy? Honestly who knows yet, but here's how things could go: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/b...

A little explainer from me today on the relationship between climate change and inflation: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/c...

Also from me today: Like the old ones, the new versions of prediction markets are looking pretty accurate relative to professional forecasters. Just with a lot more money involved. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...