The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosted its twentieth annual Economic Outlook Symposium on Friday, December 1, 2006. As the agenda indicates, we scheduled some very high caliber speakers to discuss the major sectors of the economy and make their forecasts on economic activity for 2006. Chief economists and senior executives from the banking, auto, steel, housing and machinery industries provided their perspectives. Chicago Fed Senior Economist William Strauss presented the consensus outlook from Symposium participants.
