US Economics
Our US economics coverage provides detailed analysis and independent forecasts for the US economy and financial markets, offering both rapid responses to new data and developments, and more in-depth coverage of key themes, current trends, and future developments.
We predominantly use Capital Economics to understand the main trends and forge opinions on markets, but also to conduct more in-depth analysis on specific economic and market topics.
US growth outlook
This coverage helps inform investment decisions through detailed analysis of the US economic growth story, from timely responses to market-moving events to deep dives into long-term issues
US inflation and monetary policy
This analysis helps you understand US inflation dynamics, how they inform the Fed's monetary policy-making, and how this all shapes financial outcomes
Listen to our latest podcast on September's rate decisions
Group Chief Economist Neil Shearing and the team have been sifting through weeks of data from the US, euro-zone and UK to assess what the Fed, ECB and Bank of England are going to do at their September meetings. He walks through each expected decision in the latest episode of our weekly podcast.
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Featured Economists
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Paul Ashworth
Chief North America Economist
Paul Ashworth is our Chief North America Economist, with overall responsibility for our coverage of the US and Canada. He joined Capital Economics in 2001 and has led our Toronto office since 2007. Paul joined Capital Economics from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) where he worked on their large-scale model of the global economy and was responsible for coverage of various countries, including Canada and Germany. He holds degrees in Mathematics and Economics from Strathclyde and Warwick Universities, and his PhD thesis focused on asymmetry and asymmetric adjustment in macroeconomics.
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Andrew Hunter
Deputy Chief US Economist
Andrew Hunter is the Deputy Chief Economist on our US team, and has nearly a decade’s experience analysing the US economy and Fed policy. Andrew joined the company as part of our graduate training scheme, previously contributing to our Global Markets and US housing coverage. He holds degrees in Economics from the University of St Andrews and in Economic History from LSE.
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Olivia Cross
North America Economist
Olivia Cross is a North America Economist who joined the Capital Economics graduate training scheme in September 2021. She previously spent a year on placement at the company as part of her undergraduate degree. Olivia holds a degree in Economics with Politics from Loughborough University.
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Stephen Brown
Deputy Chief North America Economist
Stephen Brown joined Capital Economics in 2014 and has worked in both our London and Toronto offices. He is Deputy Chief North America Economist, with a specialisation in the Canadian economy. In 2021, Stephen was named the most accurate forecaster of the Canadian economy by Refinitiv, FocusEconomics and Consensus Economics. Stephen holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bath and an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics.
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