Stuart Katz

This is a quiet week on the economic front while the financial markets continue to digest Chairman Powell’s comments after last week’s FOMC meeting and the extremely robust employment numbers released on Friday. There is considerable discussion

Germany and China start the week moving in opposite directions. China appears to indicate a notable increase in travel, tourism and consumer services associated with the Lunar New Year holiday, bolstering a variety of forecasts for a

Later this week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its first (of three) estimate of fourth quarter US GDP. The data leading up to this announcement has been relatively clear in signaling that the top-line growth rate is in the range of

Global economic developments take the stage this week, with China having already grabbed the spotlight by announcing 2022 economic growth of 2.9% -- better than expected but well below the long-standing Chinese growth target of 6%. In addition to

All eyes this week fall on the inflation numbers for December and how they will answer the many questions about the path forward for the Fed and the US economy. The week started with an important positive from the New York Fed, which reported a

The new year begins with China fully opening for business after dropping zero-Covid policies, Europe flush with energy reserves and the US economy growing at an approximate 3.5% pace. Nevertheless, anxious questions about all three critical regions