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Read Long and Variable Lags

The Northern Trust Economics team shares an outlook for U.S. growth, inflation, employment and interest rates.

Read Seasonal Challenges With Economic Data

Seasonal adjustments have limitations Carl Tannenbaum explains.

Read EU’s Competitiveness Compass: Aiming For True North

The Competitiveness Compass is a smart proposal but lacks substance. Vaibhav Tandon explains.

Read Looking Back on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The greatest benefits of TCJA were deep in its details. Ryan Boyle explains.

Read A New Transatlantic Trade War Looms

Europe has real risks and real bargaining tools in a trade confrontation. Vaibhav Tandon explains.

Read The Return of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Europe has real risks and real bargaining tools in a trade confrontation. Ryan Boyle explains.

Read China and the U.S. Trade…Tariffs

An escalation seems more likely than diffusion in the U.S.-China trade battle. Carl Tannenbaum explains.

Read Twists and Turns of Tariffs

Tariff threats offer a glimpse of what is in store. Carl Tannenbaum and Ryan Boyle explain.

Watch the latest View from Here: Can Anyone Replace China

Chief International Economist Vaibhav Tandon reviews the barriers protecting China's role in the global economy.

Read Elusive Government Efficiency

Special projects to reduce the government have been tried before. Ryan Boyle explains.

Read Northern Exposure

Tariffs could upend the U.S. auto and energy sectors. Carl Tannenbaum explains.

Read How Is China Dodging U.S. Tariffs?

The costs and revenue of U.S. tariffs are being blunted by evasion. Vaibhav Tandon explains.

Our Experts

Peter B. Cherecwich

Pete is an executive vice president and the bank's chief operating officer, a role he assumed in October 2024.

Carl R. Tannenbaum

Carl Tannenbaum is the Chief Economist for Northern Trust. In this role, he briefs clients and colleagues on the economy and business conditions, prepares the bank's official economic outlook and participates in forecast surveys. He is a member of Northern Trust's investment policy committee, its capital committee, and its asset/liability management committee.

Katie Nixon, CFA, CIMA, CPWA

Katie Nixon is an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for the Wealth Management business at Northern Trust.

  

  

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