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Featured Presentations
March 15, 2022
State of the Industry Conference
CLIENT: National Confectioner’s Association
SPEAKER: Christopher Thornberg, PhD
March 7, 2022
U.S. & Montana Economic Outlook
CLIENT: Montana Legislative Fiscal Division
SPEAKER: Christopher Thornberg, PhD
March 1, 2022
2022 Economic Forecast
CLIENT: American Business Bank
SPEAKER: Christopher Thornberg, PhD
January 26, 2022
East Bay Investor Symposium
CLIENT: Colliers International
SPEAKER: Christopher Thornberg, PhD
In the News & Upcoming Presentations
San Jose State University Economic Summit
Join Christopher Thornberg on June 2 as he delivers a new economic forecast for the nation, the state, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Morgate Rates Are Rising. Will That Slow Our Out-Of-Control Housing Market?
April 20, 2022 – Los Angeles Times
For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing, including during the pandemic, when rates fell to unheard-of levels and home prices exploded across Southern California and the nation. Now, things are changing.
Should I Worry About A Recession? What Californians Should Know
April 18, 2022 – Yahoo Finance
By many metrics, the U.S. economy is chugging along at a healthy clip. And yet, a recent survey found that 4 in 5 Americans expect a recession this year. Should we be worried?