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Twenty-Second Annual Economic Outlook Symposium

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  • Speakers
  • Agenda
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On December 5, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosted its twenty-second annual Economic Outlook Symposium at its third floor conference center. The symposium focused on the forces shaping the U.S. economy as we enter 2009.

12/05/08
8:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome

Charles Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer , Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago


Consensus Outlook

Speaker

William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor , Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

  • Consensus Forecast

  • Consensus Forecast Book
Financial Outlook

Speaker

James Bianco, President Bianco Research LLC

  • Financial Markets Outlook
10:15 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Automotive Outlook

Speaker

William Shearin, Manager Economic Analysis , Chrysler LLC

  • Automotive Outlook
Steel Industry Outlook

Speaker

Robert DiCianni, Marketing Manager , ArcelorMittal

  • Steel Industry Outlook
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Commodity Prices and Globalization

Speaker

Al Ambrose, Vice President of Risk Management, Oilseed Processing CHS

  • Open Markets, Economic Growth and Shared Prosperity
2:15 PM
Heavy Machinery Outlook

Speaker

Don Johnson, Chief Economist, Caterpillar Inc.

  • The Outlook for Construction Machinery
2:45 PM
Closing Remarks

 Background Information

  • Chicago Fed Letter Summary
Event Information
Date
12/05/08
Location
Third Floor Conference Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Schedule

F 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Event Contact
Ella
(312) 322-5757
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