Weather events continue to capture the headlines, as Europe and southern states in the U.S. are suffering an unprecedented heat wave this month. The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center recently estimated that there is a 66 percent chance that La Nina conditions will prevail in the Northern hemisphere until at least the end of 2022, which would mark the third straight year of this weather pattern. Nationwide economist Scott Murray  shares more about these major weather events and their economic impact.

How does La Nina impact the economy

Month-over-month inflation unexpectedly rose in January. What's driving this increase? How could this impact the Fed's decision to lower rates? Nationwide's Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic and Financial Markets Economist Oren Klachkin unpack January's CPI report and provide their outlook for the months ahead.  [NFM - 22911AO]

Hot inflation print could delay Fed easing

What’s the current state of the housing market? When could the limited supply of existing homes improve? How has this limited supply impacted the new home market? Senior Economist Ben Ayers and Economist Daniel Vielhaber share their outlook for the housing market. [NFM - 22911AO]

When could housing supply finally return?

After a very long tightening cycle, the FOMC is poised to lower the fed funds rate this year. Nationwide's Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic and Chief of Investment Research Mark Hackett share their outlook for when rates could go down and how this could impact investment strategies.[NFM-22911M8]

Where could investors move their money when rates go lower?

Congress struck a deal in March to avert a government shutdown. What did this agreement tell us about the current spending priorities of congress? And how could this impact the economy going forward? With the general election ahead, what are primary voters telling us so far? And how do the financial markets typically behave during elections? Ben Brewster, Nationwide's Vice President of Government Relations, and Oren Klachkin, Financial Market Economist, provide an update on recent political events and the potential economic impact. [NFM-22911AO]

Congress avoids a shutdown, but for how long?

Consumer inflation has been hotter than the Federal Reserve has hoped for - amid resilient spending by consumers and hiring by businesses. Much of the focus has been on the rising costs for services, but higher rents have played a large role, too. What’s driving these trends and what does this mean for potential Fed rate cuts this year? Nationwide's Senior Economist Ben Ayers and Financial Market Economist Oren Klachkin discuss inflation trends and provide their analysis of February's hotter-than-expected CPI report. [NFM-22911AO]

The Fed is still waiting for cooler inflation

With inflation still running hot and consumers still strong, the FOMC held the fed funds rate steady at their March meeting. They also released their new macro and interest rate forecasts. Nationwide’s Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic and Nationwide’s head of fixed income Brad Beman analyze the FOMC’s announcement and provide their outlook for the economy and financial markets. [NFM-22911AO]

Fed funds rate cuts are still on course for this year

Nationwide's Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic and Senior Economist Ben Ayers discuss the state of the consumer and how strong spending could impact our recession outlook. What factors are strengthening the consumer? Are consumers overextending themselves? What is our outlook for consumer spending for the rest of 2024? [NFM - 22911AO]

Can anything slow down the consumer?

The latest edition of the quarterly NMI will launch April 10. Its author, Oren Klachkin, provides a sneak preview of the report and highlights key pages. 

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Preview of the NMI Quarterly Report - Q2 2024

What’s driving the higher-than-expected inflation readings? Nationwide’s Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic and Financial Market Economist Oren Klachkin provide their analysis of March's CPI data and their outlook on Fed policy. [NFM-22911AO]

Hot inflation could delay rate cuts

Nationwide’s Chief Economist Kathy Bostjancic and Portfolio Manager and Head of Emerging Markets Rebecca Wilder share their global economic outlook amid geopolitical tensions and a record level of elections around the world this year. [NFM-22911M9]

How does La Nina impact the economy

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