Economic Commentary
Make data privacy a priority in 2023
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION As our lives become more digitally integrated, our data becomes more valuable. Often, data collectors say that the vast amount of information they take in is tightly secured or anonymized before it is packaged and resold. However, MIT researchers discovered in 2018 that individuals could be identified by combining two anonymized […]
Debt ceiling: Common sense prevailed
ECONOMY & POLICY June 02, 2023 Chief Economist Eugenio J. Alemán discusses current economic conditions. Late on Thursday night, the U.S. Senate followed the House of Representatives in passing the deal brokered by the Biden administration and the Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, and it will now go to the desk of the […]
Debt ceiling deal moves closer to the finish line
ECONOMY & POLICY May 30, 2023 With a debt ceiling agreement reached in principle, CIO Larry Adam looks at how this development – pending passage through the House and Senate – impacts his team’s respective market and economic views. To read the full article, see the Thoughts on the Market publication linked below. After weeks […]
The resilience of the U.S. economy: It’s all about employment, and the consumer
ECONOMY & POLICY May 26, 2023 Chief Economist Eugenio J. Alemán discusses current economic conditions. As markets and investors are waiting to hear the good news of a potential resolution to the debt ceiling issue, the U.S. economy has continued to plow ahead. The economy has paid little attention to the stress in financial […]