Economic Outlook 2022: More White-Water Rapids Than Lazy River

As published in Wealthmanagement.com, by Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty December 31, 2021 – The US economy is likely to enter 2022 in full flood, following robust consumer spending during the holiday season and an outlook for attractive earnings growth for US companies. Globally, economic success has not been universal, and the difficulties presented in managing […]

Jeanette Garretty on Bloomberg Radio

December 30, 2021 – Jeanette Garretty spoke to Bloomberg Daybreak Asia Radio about the labor markets, global economy and her economic 2022 outlook.  Listen here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2021-12-31/jeanette-garretty-on-global-economy-radio?sref=ICBfVp2Z

Jeanette Garretty on Yahoo Finance

December 15, 2021 – Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty was featured on Yahoo Finance prior to Fed Chair Powell’s press conference, highlighting the interest in his forthcoming comments on interest rates. Watch her full insights here: https://yhoo.it/3shr5mW

Inflation, Productivity, and the American Workforce

By Jeanette Garretty, Chief Economist August 27, 2021 – There is a great deal of attention currently directed to the issue of US inflation. Depending upon the chosen metric— CPI, core CPI, year-over-year, month-over-month– the rate of inflation is somewhere between3.5% and 5.5%, and well above the 2010-2020 average of approximately 2%. Although the FederalReserve […]

Jeanette Garretty on Bloomberg TV

August 11, 2021 Jeanette Garretty shares on Bloomberg TV her outlook the U.S. CPI being moderated but still elevated. She believes we will see supply chain related upward pressure on prices may be easing slightly. Watch Jeanette beginning at the 37:00 mark: https://bloom.bg/37DhWtu

2021 Mid Year Economic and Investment Outlook Webinar

July 22, 2021 With the 1st half of 2021 behind us, our Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty and Chief Investment Officer Stuart Katz share their outlooks for the 2nd half of the year. They will look back at topics such as inflation, supply chains and fiscal stimulus while looking forward to where the economy and markets […]

Record Stock Sales From Money-Losing Firms Ring the Alarm Bells

Bloomberg June 27, 2021 Jeanette Garretty shared her views in Bloomberg regarding why there has been a record amount of stock sales from money-losing firms, and what it means to the market. More from Jeanette can be read here.   Disclosure  Investment advisory services offered through Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC (“Robertson Stephens”), an SEC-registered […]

Jeanette Garretty on Bloomberg TV and Radio

June 4, 2021 Our Chief Economist Jeanette Garretty shared on Bloomberg TV and Radio her insights on whether the May jobs data numbers should be higher given the state of the economy. Watch Jeanette on Bloomberg TV Daybreak Australia beginning at the 29:30 mark here https://bloom.bg/3cdAymH and on Bloomberg Radio here https://bloom.bg/3vTMTnF  

Fireside Chat with Mr. Thomas J. Donohue

May 20, 2021 Robertson Stephens is proud to welcome Mr. Thomas J. Donohue, former President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. With the pandemic seemingly behind us, our Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty, hosts Mr. Donohue to discuss the state of the American economy, its businesses and its outlook. Mr. Donohue will also be talking about […]

Jeanette Garretty on Yahoo Finance

April 28, 2021 Chief Economist, Jeanette Garretty, joined the Yahoo Finance network to discuss the latest decisions from the FOMC and how that impacts her economic outlook. Watch Jeanette’s full appearance here.

An Economic Forecast for 2021 (No M.D. Required)

by Jeanette Garretty, March 15, 2021 It is close to impossible to find an economic forecast these days that does not begin and end with a discussion of the medical research around the coronavirus, COVID-19 vaccines, virus variants and population vulnerability.  While an intense focus on the pandemic is valid – it is the clear […]

A Look at the Economy Post-Pandemic

by Jeanette Garretty, March 11, 2021 What will the economy look like in a post-pandemic world? Will it look like it did pre-pandemic? Good question. Some parts of the US economy will look very different post-pandemic, but they won’t feel that different because we have been living through the evolution for at least a year. […]