Archive - VOLALA

Reading the Treasury Tea Leaves

Treasury auctions are giving early pressure readings on borrowing costs — with clues for mortgages, businesses, cities, and the cost of U.S. debt.

Jun 9 • Ayeh Bandeh-Ahmadi

March 2026

Stories We Tell To Survive

Last week I spent an afternoon at Occidental College previewing Volya and speaking with an entrepreneurship class hosted by my friend Chris Cianci, a…

Mar 6 • Ayeh Bandeh-Ahmadi

September 2025

Why Government Data Gets Revised (and Why It Matters Now)

Behind every headline number is nuance — and sometimes, a Taylor Swift tour.

Sep 25, 2025 • Ayeh Bandeh-Ahmadi and Volascope Labs Team

April 2025

Hold My Drink. We've Got to Talk About Tariffs, But First...

In order to understand how tariffs play a role in inflation, we've got to start off with the metrics that matter.

Apr 3, 2025 • Jenni Ruiz

March 2025

Navigating the New Battleground: How Economic Power Is Reshaping Our World

From Trade Wars to Tech Shifts: Understanding the Evolving Role of Economic Influence in Our Lives

Mar 13, 2025 • Volascope Labs Team

February 2025

What Does Ayeh Think About DOGE?

There's a difference between efficiently knocking down a house and efficiently running a construction site.

Feb 20, 2025 • Volascope Labs Team

A Tiny Pocket Guide to Tariffs

As told through a story of unexpected fees at a music festival.

Feb 17, 2025 • Ayeh Bandeh-Ahmadi and Volascope Labs Team

It's Economic! A New Podcast Episode Has Dropped

Team Volascope here 👋🏼. Things are abuzz with user testing of our friendly economic app underway -- more on that in a future post. In the meantime…

Feb 6, 2025 • Volascope Labs Team

January 2025

A Note From Ayeh in Los Angeles

I'm safe here in LA but as I've checked in with friends facing evacs & lived through an intense couple days, I'll share some thoughts I wrote down last…

Jan 9, 2025 • Ayeh Bandeh-Ahmadi

November 2024

An Election Day Note (& Our Podcast is Live!)

It's Ayeh here. I'm making my way through notes & reflections from a lot of travel this past month. In the meantime, I wanted to share our podcast & an…

Nov 5, 2024 • Ayeh Bandeh-Ahmadi

September 2024

Cash-Rich Tech Giants

An Astronomy Lesson For Understanding Cosmic Market Shifts

Sep 5, 2024 • Ayeh Bandeh-Ahmadi and Volascope Labs Team

August 2024

Visual Quiz: Feeling the Drag of Workplace Ennui? #ItsEconomic

We're building on our LinkedIn Post from yesterday with a visual quiz & explanation of how that uneasy feeling at work is rooted in the economy. Take…

Aug 28, 2024 • Ayeh Bandeh-Ahmadi