My first issue of Economic Monitor has been received with interest. It was viewed more than a thousand times on my webpage and more than two thousand times on LinkedIn. I received many comments and suggestions which I reflected in the latest issue. The economy is doing as well as it can in the current climate with the main development being coronavirus vaccination side. Please take a look at the charts to get a snapshot of the key economic indicators.
Author: Art Baker
Art Baker is a corporate development and finance professional. In his prior roles, he was responsible for launching new business lines such as Maven and GIG car share, developing autonomous car strategy at AAA and leading financial evaluation of new products at OnStar. Art was an investment banker at RBC Capital Markets from 2006 to 2013. Art’s areas of expertise include strategy, M&A, operational finance, budgeting, forecasting, capital markets, negotiations and new business development. He is an active member of professional community as he teaches at Investment Banking Institute and served the board of Financial Executives International. Art possesses a Bachelor of Science in Business from Oklahoma City University, an Ph.D. Degree in Economics from Moscow State University, Russia, and an MBA from the University of Toronto, Canada. He passed all three levels of the CFA Program.