The U.S. Treasury Department reported that the federal government ran a larger-than-expected $208.8 billion budget deficit during November, compared to a $204.9 bil. twelve months earlier. The Action Economics Survey anticipated a [...]
Introducing
Gerald D. Cohen
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Gerald Cohen provides strategic vision and leadership of the translational economic research and policy initiatives at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
He has worked in both the public and private sectors focusing on the intersection between financial markets and economic fundamentals. He was a Senior Economist at Haver Analytics from January 2019 to February 2021. During the Obama Administration Gerald was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Analysis at the U.S. Department of Treasury where he helped formulate and evaluate the impact of policy proposals on the U.S. economy. Prior to Treasury, he co-managed a global macro fund at Ziff Brothers Investments.
Gerald holds a bachelor’s of science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and is a contributing author to 30-Second Money as well as a co-author of Political Cycles and the Macroeconomy.
Publications by Gerald D. Cohen
Global| Dec 11 2019U.S. Government Budget Deficit Increases
- Global| Nov 27 2019
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index......
The Chicago Business Barometer fell sharply to 43.2 during October........ The MNI Chicago Report is produced by MNI in partnership with ISM-Chicago. The survey covers a sample of over 200 purchasing professionals in the Chicago area [...]
- Global| Nov 27 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Decline, Continuing Claims Fall to 46-Year Low; Holiday Timing May [...]
Initial claims for unemployment insurance declined 15,000 to 213,000 (-9.0% year-on-year) during the week ending November 23. The previous week was revised slightly higher to 228,000 (was 227,000). The late Thanksgiving holiday may [...]
- Global| Nov 27 2019
U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Partially Reverses October Drop; Still Indicating Contraction
The Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer rose less than expected to 46.3 in November reversing some of October’s decline to 43.2, which was the lowest level in four years. September’s value was 47.1. All of these readings [...]
- Global| Nov 27 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Decline, Continuing Claims Fall to 46-Year Low; Holiday Timing May [...]
Initial claims for unemployment insurance declined 15,000 to 213,000 (-9.0% year-on-year) during the week ending November 23. The previous week was revised slightly higher to 228,000 (was 227,000). The late Thanksgiving holiday may [...]
- Global| Nov 21 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Unchanged; Four-Week Average Tracks Higher
Initial claims for unemployment insurance remained at 227,000 (1.3% year-on-year) during the week ending November 16, while the previous week was revised slightly higher (was 225,000). The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected [...]
- Global| Nov 21 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Unchanged; Four-Week Average Tracks Higher
Initial claims for unemployment insurance remained at 227,000 (1.3% year-on-year) during the week ending November 16, while the previous week was revised slightly higher (was 225,000). The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected [...]
- Global| Nov 15 2019
Import and Export Prices Decline
Import prices fell a greater-than-expected 0.5% during October (-3.0% year-on-year), following a downwardly revised 0.1% gain in September (was 0.2%). The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a 0.4% decline in October. These [...]
- Global| Nov 15 2019
U.S. Import and Export Prices Decline
Import prices fell a greater-than-expected 0.5% during October (-3.0% year-on-year), following a downwardly revised 0.1% gain in September (was 0.2%). The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a 0.4% decline in October. These [...]
Retail gasoline prices ticked up to $2.61 per gallon last week (-5.4% year-on-year) from $2.60 in the previous week, Gasoline prices have been range-bound since early August. Haver Analytics constructs factors adjusting for the [...]
- Global| Nov 05 2019
U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing and Composite Indexes Continue Downward-Trending Zig-Zag Pattern
The Composite Index of Nonmanufacturing Sector Activity from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) increased more than expected to 54.7 during October from 52.6 in September. August's reading was 56.4. Despite October's rise, the [...]
- Global| Nov 05 2019
U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing and Composite Indexes Continue Downward-Trending Zig-Zag Pattern
The Composite Index of Nonmanufacturing Sector Activity from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) increased more than expected to 54.7 during October from 52.6 in September. August's reading was 56.4. Despite October's rise, the [...]
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