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U.S. Outlook: Putting Fed tightening cycles under the microscope

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 11/16/18 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 11/16/18

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

Exterior of the Federal Reserve in winter, with bare trees with loads of branches slightly obscure the building.

Investors are working overtime to divine not only the Federal Reserve’s next move, but how many more rate hikes we are likely to see in this cycle.

Tags: economy, Federal Reserve, fiscal policy, FOMC, interest rates, Recession, Scott Anderson

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U.S. Outlook: Can the U.S. consumer keep up the pace?

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 11/09/18 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 11/09/18

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

Farmers market scene as several adults look over baskets of red, yellow, and orange tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables.

You could say the consumer has been the engine of U.S. economic growth lately.

Tags: consumer spending, economic expansion, economic growth, economy, Federal Reserve, GDP, income growth, inflation, interest rates, savings, Scott Anderson

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U.S. Outlook: Thanksgiving comes early this year

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 11/02/18 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 11/02/18

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

closeup on palate of food delivered by grocery employee.

Rather than a scary October payroll report appropriate for the Halloween season, investors and analysts received an early Thanksgiving surprise.

Tags: construction, Federal Reserve, hourly earnings, interest rates, jobs report, manufacturing, October employment, payrolls, Thanksgiving, unemployment rate

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U.S. Outlook: Is tighter monetary policy already beginning to bite?

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 10/19/18 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 10/19/18

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

Federal Reserve building (Washington DC) at dusk.

The September FOMC minutes, released Wednesday, revealed an upbeat assessment of current U.S. economic conditions and the outlook.

Tags: dot plot, economy, equities, Federal Reserve, FOMC, housing market, interest rates, labor market, Scott Anderson, trade

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