Bank of the West Change Matters

Risk & Reward: 5 California Industries Being Reshaped by Climate Change

Scott Anderson

Californians are feeling the effects of climate change: wildfires, record heat waves, and even atmospheric rivers have begun to wreaked havoc on the Golden State. It's increasingly clear that certa…

Nov

California Economic Outlook

Scott Anderson

Job growth in California has been robust lately, especially in the construction and healthcare industries, but can it last in 2020?

Dec

Monetary Medicine Floods the Financial Sector

Scott Anderson

2019 was shaped by the Fed pivot. The Fed had anticipated three quarter point interest rate hikes in 2019, only to quickly change course early last year and ultimately cut the Fed funds rate three tim…

Jan

2020 Economic Outlook

Scott Anderson

What will shape U.S. economic performance in 2020 now that a few significant risks have been reduced?

Dec

The Significant Other: Why Overlooking Women’s Economic Impact is Bad Busin…

Scott Anderson

In August, the Business Roundtable said it was redefining the purpose of U.S. companies. The manifesto signed by 181 CEOs declared that corporations should do more than line shareholders' pockets: the…

Nov

Overlays

Investment Insights: Are rates hinting at recession?

Category: Your Wealth | Published: 12/04/18 | Print

Category: Your Wealth
Published: 12/04/18

Posted by Wade Balliet

Investment Strategy

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Equities jumped over a percent on Monday after President Trump tweeted that China would remove tariffs on U.S.-made cars, signaling headway in the tense U.S.-China trade dispute.

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U.S. Outlook: What’s behind the oil price plunge?

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 11/30/18 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 11/30/18

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

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Crude oil prices had been generally rising in 2018 before peaking at $76.24 on October 3.

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Investment Insights: ‘Just below’

Category: Your Wealth | Published: 11/29/18 | Print

Category: Your Wealth
Published: 11/29/18

Posted by Wade Balliet

Investment Strategy

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Jerome Powell’s lunch presentation and speech Wednesday held those two small but significant words, “just below.”

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Elite entrepreneurs are bullish on equities, says study

Category: Your Wealth | Published: 11/28/18 | Print

Category: Your Wealth
Published: 11/28/18

Posted by Wade Balliet

Investment Strategy

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For the first time in five years, equities ranked as the top asset class for entrepreneurs globally.

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Bank of the West Change Matters

Investment Insights: Are rates hinting at recession?

U.S. Outlook: What’s behind the oil price plunge?

Investment Insights: ‘Just below’

Elite entrepreneurs are bullish on equities, says study

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