Will Booming Equities Sustain Economic Growth?

  • 23 Dec 2019
  • By Erik Norland

A flat yield curve typically indicates slowing growth but as happened in the 1990s, could soaring equities help the economy defy the curve to keep growing?

About the Presenter

Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors and forecasting their impact on CME Group and the company’s business strategy, and upon those who trade in its various markets. He is also one of CME Group’s spokespeople on global economic, financial and geopolitical conditions.

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