By Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist July 21, 2020 - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) regularly prepares long-term economic growth forecasts in order to fulfill its mandate to analyze the budgetary impact of current and proposed federal
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The Value of Simplicity
By Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist July 6, 2020 - Every soul-shaking event of the last twenty years – 9-11, the financial crisis of 2008-2009, the coronavirus pandemic – has been accompanied by a period of introspection regarding truly
Plain Speaking Powell
By Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist June 16, 2020 - At a recent Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Associates Meeting, the distinguished Stanford economics professor and monetarist John Taylor described Fed Chairman Jerome Powell as
Consumer Confidence
By Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist June 11, 2020 - Consumer spending is 70% of the US economy, as measured by US GDP, and the frequent repetition of this mantra by popular financial media, academics and Wall Street analysts alike is testimony
A Note About Employment and Unemployment
By Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist June 10, 2020 - The most recent report on US labor market conditions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released on June 5 and reporting on employment and unemployment in May 2020, has provoked a torrent
Another Stroll Around The “Active” Vs “Passive” Investment Debate
As published on Family Wealth Report Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist and Stuart Katz, Chief Investment Officer, May 29, 2020 The age-old debate about the pros and cons of “active” versus “passive” investing got a new jolt when global equity
Why Is Market Up? Because Nearly 80% Think The Pandemic Is A Buy
Forbes Kenneth Rapoza, Senior Contributor, April 22, 2020 Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty shares her thoughts on a market recovery and why receiving clarity on earnings is key. “The idea that the economy is going to recover in a V-shape, I
Bloomberg Radio: Daybreak Asia with Jeanette Garretty
Bloomberg Radio "Daybreak Asia", March 8, 2020 March 8, 2020 Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty gives an economic update amid the coronavirus outbreak on Bloomberg Radio’s “Daybreak Asia”. Disclosures Investment
Stocks Climb Again to Highs
The Wall Street Journal Karen Langley, Reporter, December 20, 2019 Jeanette Garretty shares her insights on what 2020 could hold for the economy. In another positive economic report, U.S. household spending rose in November, a sign that a key
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow Jones edge higher on trade optimism; Tesla drags Nasdaq
Reuters Arjun Panchadar, Journalist, November 22, 2019 The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes eked out gains on Friday after President Donald Trump signalled an imminent trade deal with China, while the Nasdaq was weighed down by a slump in shares
