by Brian Hague | Feb 16, 2022 | Economics, Risk Management, Strategy
Consumer inflation is at the highest level in 40 years: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) year-over-year is up 7.5% as of January 2022, the highest rate since February 1982. To put that in perspective, the last time consumer inflation was this high I was an undergraduate...
by Scott Hood | Mar 31, 2020 | Economics, Enterprise Risk Management, Lending, Operational Risk Assessment, Regulatory, Risk Appetite Assessment, Risk Management, Strategy
Congress recently passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Act has many provisions designed to help individuals, the health care system, health care providers, state and local governments, large corporations, medium-sized businesses,...
by Brian Hague | Dec 6, 2017 | Economics
Both the House and Senate have put forth tax reform plans that appear likely to succeed. At this writing, the Senate plan has passed, with several last-minute amendments made to win over key holdouts on the GOP side. Tax reform will now go to the House, and...
by Brian Hague | May 25, 2017 | Economics
Executive Summary The U.S. economy remains on solid footing, with overall strong labor and housing markets, two key drivers of economic performance. Output growth was weak in the first quarter, but due to anomalous factors, as consumer activity remains healthy....
by Brian Hague | Mar 27, 2017 | Economics
Executive Summary The U.S. economy is on solid footing, with overall strong labor and housing markets, two key components of economic performance. Output growth has been steady but weaker than desired, and inflation remains low, thanks to still-low energy prices....
by Brian Hague | Feb 22, 2017 | Economics
No, the title of the article isn’t incorrect; we’re going to be talking about using Fed funds futures to gain perspective on where the market believe rates are heading. But first, some background. The future direction of Fed funds futures is important for several...
