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An Economic Look at Deregulation
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 2/11/17
Once entrenched, bureaucracies can be difficult to unearth. In rare instances where restrictions have been relaxed, others have arisen to take their place.

NAFTA’s Complicated Legacy
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 2/4/17
A huge fraction of U.S. imports and exports travel immediately north and south. Geography is certainly a contributing factor, and the benefits of proximity have been accentuated by the implementation of NAFTA in 1994.

Fuzzy Math on Fiscal Policy
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 1/27/17
Economic trends and economic policies, which are difficult to evaluate, drive revenues and expenses. Past patterns may not be a good guide to future performance, and there are countless interdependencies among variables.

Cash to Chips, Bricks to Clicks
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 1/20/17
Consumption is the largest share of gross domestic product in all of the world’s developed markets, and consumption by developed markets provides export opportunities for emerging markets.

Playing Chess With China
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 1/13/17
China suffered the twin indignities of a currency correction and an equity correction on the first trading day of last year. Fortunately, order was restored and investor attention turned to other global developments.

Global Economic Outlook - January 2017
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 1/6/17
The incoming U.S. administration and Congress have mapped out some ambitious plans for steering the economy. New governments in several other key countries will be taking their seats and making their marks this year.

U.S. Job Report: The Wage Bill Comes Due
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 1/6/17

The first significant U.S. economic release of the new year was a solid one. The U.S. Department of Labor reported this morning that 156,000 new jobs had been created in December.

Highlights of the Year
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 12/17/16
A main lesson to be learned from this year’s events is that we must pay attention to the texture of economic performance.

FOMC Preview: Getting Ready for the New Regime
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 12/10/16
As the Federal Reserve prepares for its final monetary policy gathering of 2016, it will look back on a year of inactivity and look forward to a year that could very well be an active one.

Decision Day for Italy
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 12/2/16
The referendum will have critical implications for Italy, of course, as its government could collapse next week. But it is also a warm up for Dutch, French and German elections next year.

An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Election
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore and Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 11/10/16

A mistake many in my profession have made in the past year has been underestimating the difference between overall economic performance and its translation to the fortunes of constituents. This was at the heart of the Brexit vote last June and was the driving force behind yesterday’s U.S. outcome.

The Two Faces of the U.S. Labor Market
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 11/5/16
The October employment report was another in a long line of positive readings. A net of 161,000 new positions were created in October, putting the year-to-date average at 181,000.

Trying to Avoid a Bad Trade
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 10/28/16
In the present day, there are an increasing number of people around the world whose attitudes toward trade are darkening.

A Taxing Campaign
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 10/15/16
Tax policy is one of the central issues that American voters will consider in making their choices on Election Day.

The Myths of Manufacturing
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 10/7/16
2016 has not been the most robust of years for the global economy, but recent news on manufacturing has been upbeat.

U.S. Health Care Needs Major Surgery
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 10/1/16
Covering the subject comprehensively would require far more space than we normally allot to our weekly musings. In the main, it seems clear that the system’s costs and benefits are dangerously misaligned.

Rulers and Rules
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 9/24/16
Rules play an important role in an economy. Most regulations are designed, at least in theory, to facilitate the achievement of good overall outcomes. But some directives beget unintended consequences and others take on a life that goes far beyond their initial purpose.

Where's the Inflation?
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore, Ankit Mital of Northern Trust, 9/17/16
At its peak, the United States was experiencing 15% inflation, a level that is now seen as unconscionable even in emerging markets. The problem seemed intractable.

Focus on the Forest Not the Trees
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore of Northern Trust, 9/14/16
Doubts about the underlying momentum of the U.S. economy surfaced in the past few weeks. There are soft spots in the economy, but these are not enough to shake the positive fundamentals in place.

Summer Reading: Bernanke’s Profile in Courage
by Courage Carl R. Tannenbaum and Asha Bangalore of Northern Trust, 8/12/16
At a lunch last month, a group of economists were attempting to understand the roots of the popular discontent that has marked this year’s U.S. presidential campaign. One of our number speculated that it began with the bank bailouts in 2008, which appeared to cushion Wall Street while Main Street slipped into a deep recession.

Weekly Economic Commentary
by Carl R. Tannenbaum, Asha Bangalore of Northern Trust, 11/6/15
The weekly commentary is a review of current activity in global financial markets, with an emphasis on the U.S. fixed income market.
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