MIB: Len Kiefer, Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac
This week, we speak with Len Kiefer from Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac. His primary responsibility is to help develop Freddie Mac’s economic outlook, including forecasts of trends in the US economy and housing markets. Kiefer’s bio say.....»»
Monetary Policy At A Crossroad: Policymakers Need To Break Promise Of Easy Money To Avoid Boom-Bust
Monetary Policy At A Crossroad: Policymakers Need To Break Promise Of Easy Money To Avoid Boom-Bust Submitted by Joseph Carson, former chief economist at Alliance Bernstein The Federal Reserve's new policy approach is that policymakers wan.....»»
New leader of Seattle chamber stares down formidable challenges
Rachel Smith, the former King County deputy executive and chief of staff, became the president and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce in January. Her primary task: lead businesses through the recovery......»»
JPMorgan Chase Foundation chief of staff named deputy mayor for Baltimore
She will be the third deputy mayor appointed to Baltimore Mayor Scott's administration......»»
The Fed"s Dot Game: "Something Missing"
The Fed's Dot Game: "Something Missing" Submitted by Joseph Carson, former chief economist at Alliance Bernstein The Federal Reserve members' updated projections at the March 16-17 Federal Open Market Committee (FOM.....»»
How an inflation spike could force the Fed"s hand and send markets spinning, according to Morgan Stanley"s chief economist
Morgan Stanley's Chetan Ahya is concerned inflation could spike above the Fed's tolerance threshold by as soon as 2022, raising market volatility. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gives a news conference as tr.....»»
Fact vs. Fiction: Understatement Of Housing Inflation Exceeds "Bubble" Levels
Fact vs. Fiction: Understatement Of Housing Inflation Exceeds "Bubble" Levels Submitted by Joseph Carson, former chief economist of AllianceBernstein The understate.....»»
Goldman Tells Employees They Will Return To The Office By The Summer
Goldman Tells Employees They Will Return To The Office By The Summer Even as the bank's chief economist warns tha.....»»
Super Fast Commodity Price Cycle Is A Harbinger Of Sudden Jump In Inflation
Super Fast Commodity Price Cycle Is A Harbinger Of Sudden Jump In Inflation Authored by Joe Carson, former chief economist at Alliance Bernstein, A super-fast rise in commodity prices is unde.....»»
Conversation With BLS About Price Mismeasurement For Housing
Conversation With BLS About Price Mismeasurement For Housing Submitted by Joseph Carson, former chief economist at AllianceBernstein Recently, I shared my concerns about price mismeasurement for owner-occupied housing with a senior offi.....»»
"The Coming High-Pressure Economy": Morgan Stanley Sees Imminent Spike In Inflation
"The Coming High-Pressure Economy": Morgan Stanley Sees Imminent Spike In Inflation By Chetan Ahya, Morgan Stanley chief economist The Coming High-PressureEconomy After hunkering .....»»
Report: Seattle ranked 6th among US metros for residents leaving in 2020
“Remote workers leaving expensive places for relatively affordable areas ... is exacerbating housing supply shortages in more affordable parts of the country," Redfin's chief economist says......»»
Chief Economist: The Unprecedented Scale Of US Fiscal Stimulus Will Lead To Epic 2023 Bust
Chief Economist:.....»»
Karl Rove says Marjorie Taylor Greene is a "problem for our party"
The longtime Republican operative said Republicans should strip committee assignments from the newly elected lawmaker from Georgia. Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush, speaks during.....»»
: Why the U.S. can sustain much higher deficits now, according to a Deutsche Bank economist
Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, says there's less of a need to worry about the red ink......»»
In its latest gargantuan defense budget bill, Congress quietly eliminated the Pentagon"s top spending watchdog
The Pentagon gets a big budget every year, and now there's one less person to track how it spends that money. Lisa Hershman, then deputy chief management offic.....»»
Covid drives annual Hawaii real estate forecast online
The two-hour Jan. 22 event kicked off with economists KC Conway, CCIM Institute chief economist and principal a.....»»
Cryptocurrencies won"t work as actual currencies since people have "absolutely no certainty" of what they can buy with them tomorrow, a UBS chief economist says
A fundamental flaw with cryptocurrencies, according to the economist, is that there's no balance between supply and demand for digital tokens. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Cryptocurr.....»»
Senate confirms Biden"s pick for spy chief hours after he"s sworn into office
Avril Haines is the first Biden nominee to be confirmed and previously served as deputy CIA director and deputy national security advisor......»»
Two Years Later, What Did Trump"s China Tariffs Achieve?
Two Years Later, What Did Trump's China Tariffs Achieve? By Paul Donovan, Chief Economist at UBS Summary It is over two years since US President Trump.....»»
Bitcoin is "fool’s gold and anybody buying it is ultimately a fool": Peter Schiff
Euro Pacific Capital chief economist and strategist Peter Schiff suggested cryptocurrency investors are “fools” Monday after bitcoin took a major dip in the market after reaching record-breaking highs against the dollar......»»