The Bank of America Walter E. Hoadley Annual Economic Forecast

The Commonwealth Club’s Bank of America Walter E. Hoadley Economic Forecast will be held on February 4, at noon. It will feature a macroeconomic update from Stanford University's Michael Boskin, a former chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and a focused look at inflation from leaders facing the issue on-the-ground in California, including the head of the second largest port in America, as well as the CEO of a global supply chain company.

The forecast comes as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its second full year, and the U.S. economy is in a murky and confusing state. Growth has returned, yet it has been accompanied by historically high inflation that is impacting many sectors of the economy.

Global supply chains have been strongly influenced by unpredictability in both virus waves and labor force participation, and planning for everything from inventory management to labor force participation continues to be in flux. Our annual forecast will focus on what this unpredictability will mean for the economy as a whole, particularly around inflation, and what it means for the American economy, American consumers and American investors in 2022.

Join us for this important discussion.

NOTES

This event is underwritten by Bank of America.

SPEAKERS

Michael Boskin

Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Chair, President George H.W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors

Sarah Bohn

Vice President and John and Louise Bryson Chair in Policy Research and Senior Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California

Dr. Noel Hacegaba

Deputy Executive Director, Port of Long Beach, California

Hannah Kain

President & CEO, ALOM Technologies

Mary Huss

President and Publisher, San Francisco Business Times; Member, Board of Governors, Commonwealth Club—Moderator

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on February 4th, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California.

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