A quote attributed to Jeff Schmid which reads: “Today, the Fed cannot offset the effect of higher tariffs on prices, but what the Fed can do is monitor demand growth, provide space for the economy to adjust, and keep inflation on a path to 2 percent.”

Jeff Schmid, president and CEO at the Kansas City Fed, is speaking at the annual conference in Oklahoma City. To read his remarks on the #FederalReserve and his outlook for the economy and monetary policy, visit bit.ly/45cx282

#EconSky #SEDC2025

top two lines of #SEDC2025 so far:
(1) "Texans always think things are great, no matter what. The prime example of this is the Dallas Cowboys."
(2) "Virginia has curves."

I feel like I should sum up my #sedc2025 trip somewhat. Out of 18 days, 6 days were spent travelling to or from England. Travelling by land and water gets more feasible the longer you plan to stay.

My stars, but it was beautiful there. I need to hit the gym and go back to those coastal paths.

A squat red brick building on the left reads ”Domicil” on its side. In front of it there are parked cars. To the right there are some trees. Between the building and the trees there is half a rainbow, curving right, and below it — quite small — is one of the spiky towers of St Mary’s Church. It is nearly sunset and the colours are that of a rainy day with a burst of the setting sun that only just made it, golden and rosy.

Mindblowing meal in Lübeck at NI-Vegan. I had a bowl with some kind of raw tuna substitute that tasted *exactly* like the real thing. I’ve been googling like mad and I think it might have been …marinated watermelon?!

Afterwards scored some marzipan, saw a rainbow above the Marienkirche. #sedc2025

Damn, Germany is large. To break the monotony of die Autobahn, we visited the Kalkriese Museum to learn about the Teutoburg Forest battle. I bought a leaflet of vegan Roman recipes from the museum shop and man, they loved all my least favourite stuff: caraway, aniseed, fennel and celery 😭 #sedc2025

Reached Cologne. Belgium was swift to drive through! After leaving UK we mourn the loss of rolling hills, cherry (!!) Alpro yoghurt and mild (!!!) smoked tofu, but we welcome consistent water pressure and proper right-hand traffic. Wider roads. Reliable internet. Tomorrow towards Lübeck. #sedc2025

This is a wide panorama shot of Lulworth cove, shot from above. It’s strikingly round in shape, surrounded from all sides by steep pale cliffs. The cliffs are covered with grass, some darker patches of shrubbery can be seen. A pebbly beach can be seen below. On the opposite side there are tiny people on the beach, some boats are also visible. The weather is sunny, the sky is blue with some happy looking clouds and the sea in the cove is greenish in colour.

We meant to go see the fossil forest in Dorset yesterday. After battling our way through touristy Lulworth Cove we braved a possible rockfall and scrambled up a cliff, only to be stopped by a firing range gate 😫. We turned back to ascend a bit over 300 steps. It’s been hilly in here. #sedc2025

Blinding white cliffs plunge straight into sea. The photo has been taken very near the upper edge of the cliffs. The ground is covered with grass. Dover Port can be seen in the distance. A person in a bright red jacket is walking on a path nearby, the jacket colour contrasts nicely with the grass, the cliffs and the sea. The sky is overcast. Not apparent in the picture is just how windy it was up there.

There is a crack in the white cliffs’ edge anf the sea can be seen through it. The path, seen at the lower edge of hhe picture, ran frighteningly close to the edge! There is green and drier, yellowish grass at the edge of the path. Some sky can be seen, the horizon is foggy, there are clouds in the sky.

The cliffs are indeed white. #Dover #sedc2025

Leaving Britain tomorrow morning. I really wanted to see the Saxon St Mary in Castro church while in Dover but that is not to be, it’s on the castle grounds and the castle is already closed. I’ll console myself with this giant bag of carrot batons. #UnusualMeals #sedc2025

A fossil of an ammonite visible on the surface of a grey rock. Around it are smaller rocks in various colours and shapes.

Plain tofu straight out of the packet with IRN BRU. I’ve reached peak travel situation. Currently in Lyme Regis. #sedc2025

It’s been a hot Torsday on Dartmoor. We visited Roos Tor, Great Staple Tor, one unnamed tor and ended the day with Haytor (in the video) that we can see from our current kitchen window. Knees and ankles have tied the captain to the mast already. Sheep and ponies have been plentiful. #sedc2025

Today: Bosigran Castle to Gurnard’s Head (and back). It was cloudy but very humid. My ankles and knees are plotting mutiny. #sedc2025

People walking on a paved platform, beyond which there is nothing but gray. This is Land’s End in Cornwall.

Logan Rock is both the name of this tip of the headland and a logan stone somewhere on it. We totally missed it, there was so much to gape at. You had to scrabble quite a bit to climb to the top (ish) but it was totally worth it. In the picture there is a huge, rugged, grey, lumpy thing that entirely fulfills the criterion of ”great rock action”. It’s surrounded by turquoise waters that vanish quickly into thick fog.

A person in a white hoodie and wearing a turquoise bandana peers at a pigeon less than a meter away. In the foreground there are rugged, rounded stones and a stony ridge can be seen in the background. Vanishing into the surrounding fog are turquoise waves somewhere far back and below. Picture by Petri Kero.

More turquoise seawater surrounded by loads of rugged rock. There is white foam where yhe waves meet the cliffs in the distance. Heavy fog hangs above everything.

Nearly 20 000 steps along the coastline near Land’s End. It was so foggy Land’s End really looked like the end of everything. On the top of Logan Rock headland we met a friendly pigeon and the fog finally started to clear. Amazing scenery. They should shoot a Star Wars here or something. #sedc2025

So, uh. Views. Cheddar Gorge, Gough’s Cave, Exmoor and the Valley of Rocks. I ran out of expletives today. Also sheep and goats. (More pics in this thread)
#sedc2025

A close-up of some yellow flowers. Stonehenge looms in the background, off focus.

I spotted some pretty yellow flowers somewhere in the Salisbury plains.
#sedc2025

A photo from the Cologne main railway station. It’s very railwaystationy, with a covered railyard (what are these things called anyway) and you can spot a reddish train at another platform and lots of people. At the end of the covered railyard there is a text ”Echt Kölnisch Wasser”.

Whereas yesterday was total train chaos, today seems to be going much more smoothly. I’m currently in Cologne and about to board the Eurostar to Brussels. From there it’s but a skip and a jump to Lille.

As a side observation, I’ve seen no-one else wearing a mask during this whole trip.

#sedc2025

Only a couple of minutes out of Stockholm the train stopped. There was only one rail for both north- and southbound traffic for awhile.

We’re 30 minutes late now and I was originally going to have 28 minutes to switch trains in Malmö. CHOO CHOO DAMNIT giddy-up baby🤞🚂

#sedc2025

A photo of a train platform info screen that indicates I’m about to leave for Turku harbour.

Right, here we go!

I’m off to Stockholm via Turku and then onwards to England (mainly Devon and Cornwall) via Hamburg and Calais. I see lots of sitting in trains in my near future (next two days). I’ll share this adventure using #sedc2025. Expect sea and rocky stuff.

#OverlandTravel #MaataPitkin