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Mark Zandi

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Mark M. Zandi is chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, where he directs economic research. Moody’s Analytics, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corp., is a leading provider of economic research, data and analytical tools. Dr. Zandi is a cofounder of Economy.com, which Moody’s pur...
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Struggling Through: Household Finances in the Pandemic

U.S. households face unprecedented challenges, and policymakers must quickly provide more support..

This Week in the COVID Crisis

The most serious blow to the economy as the year ends will be the failure of Trump and Congress to agree on more help to those hit hardest by the pandemic.

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High-Yield Will Outshine Investment-Grade in 2021

Europe Daily Briefing: U.K. Inflation Picks Up in September

Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: South Korea's Exports on the Mend

Economic Roundup: Another Head Fake?

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Why the US economy won't gain any traction until 2021

MassDOT Study Finds Old Rush Hour Patterns Not Returning Soon

Overseas economists, media hail China's economic growth as inspiring confidence in global recovery

Stimulus update: What to expect if the White House doesn’t meet Pelosi’s 48-hour deadline

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Mark Zandi

Chief Economist

Mark M. Zandi is chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, where he directs economic research. Moody’s Analytics, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corp., is a leading provider of economic research, data and analytical tools. Dr. Zandi is a cofounder of Economy.com, which Moody’s pur...Read More

This Week in the COVID Crisis

This week, I have short answers to the most common questions from clients.

Struggling Through: Household Finances in the Pandemic

U.S. households face unprecedented challenges, and policymakers must quickly provide more support..

This Week in the COVID Crisis

The most serious blow to the economy as the year ends will be the failure of Trump and Congress to agree on more help to those hit hardest by the pandemic.

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Steven G. Cochrane, PhD, is Chief APAC Economist with Moody’s Analytics. He leads the Asia economic analysis and forecasting activities of the Moody’s Analytics research team, as well as the continual expansion of the company’s international, national and subnational fo...Read More

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Mark M. Zandi is chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, where he directs economic research. Moody’s Analytics, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corp., is a leading provider of economic research, data and analytical tools. Dr. Zandi is a cofounder of Economy.com, which Moody’s pur...
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Steven G. Cochrane, PhD, is Chief APAC Economist with Moody’s Analytics. He leads the Asia economic analysis and forecasting activities of the Moody’s Analytics research team, as well as the continual expansion of the company’s international, national and subnational fo...
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Marisa Di Natale is a senior director at Moody's Analytics. Ms. Di Natale’s areas of specialization include international modeling and forecasting, U.S. regional economics, and labor economics. Ms. Di Natale previously oversaw the firm’s U.S. subnational forecasting ser...
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Ryan Sweet is a senior director at Moody's Analytics. Ryan contributes regularly to Economic View and is a member of the U.S. macroeconomics team in West Chester PA. His areas of specialization include U.S. monetary policy and forecasting high-frequency economic indicat...
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Chris Lafakis is a director at Moody's Analytics. He oversees the Moody’s Analytics climate risk initiative, and is responsible for climate modeling and scenario creation. He also has expertise in macroeconomics, energy economics, model development and model validation....
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Cristian deRitis is a senior director at Moody’s Analytics, where he leads a team of economic analysts and develops econometric models for a wide variety of clients. His regular analysis and commentary on consumer credit, policy and the broader economy appear on the fir...
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Adam Kamins is a director at Moody’s Analytics. He manages the firm’s U.S. subnational forecasting process and covers a wide variety of topics related to regional economics while frequently writing and presenting about both the New York and broader Northeast economies....
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