Mark Zandi
Mark Zandi
Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics, where he directs economic research. He is co-founder of Economy.com, which was acquired by Moody's Analytics in 2005. Prior to founding Economy.com, Zandi was a regional economist at Chase Econometrics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
CountryUnited States of America
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The market will be focused on anything that gives more context regarding the inflation outlook, how concerned policy-makers are about inflation.
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The job market is getting tight enough that employees will regain some negotiating power and some modest improvement in wage growth next year.
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The job market is as good as it's been since 2000. Unemployment is 4.7 percent, and it is falling. Job growth is sturdy, and it is increasingly broad-based and across regions and occupations. In fact, this will be the first year that wage growth will begin to accelerate. It should be a good year for American students.
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The job losses over the past three years have been across a wide range of industries and from coast to coast. And if you've lost your job, in all likelihood you will remain unemployed for longer than in any period since the Great Depression.
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In Florida, people are moving up the coast
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Inflation is still low and modest, but there are growing signs that it is starting to pick up.
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Implicitly, ... 'I can keep raising rates, and most homeowners won't suffer.'
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It looks like we are in for at least a pause.