The 2021 Global Economic Outlook

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as we host Dr. Jay Bryson, Managing Director and Chief Economist at Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Bank on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 as part of the virtual WACC Distinguished Speakers Program.

Dr. Bryson will present his annual analysis of financial markets and macroeconomic developments in the global economy. He will also provide an outlook for the next two years including forecasts of GDP growth rates, inflation rates, and interest rates in the major economies of the world.

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Date: Thursday, January 28, 2021
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Cost:  WACC members (Free); Non-Members ($5.00)

After the program, WACC members are invited to stay online in the Zoom meeting for a reception. We will enable your microphone and camera for half an hour of networking and dialogue.

 

 

 

Biography:

Jay Bryson is a Managing Director and the Chief Economist for Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, a position he has held since August 2018. In this role, Jay leads the Economics Group, which provides analysis on economic and financial developments in the major economies of the world as well as forecasts of macroeconomic variables in these economies.

He was Wells Fargo’s Global Economist between 1998 and 2018. Before joining Wells Fargo in 1998, Jay was an economist in the Division of
International Finance at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC. He started his career as an assistant professor of economics at the
University of Alabama. Jay has also lectured on international economics and macroeconomics at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University.

He has published in academic and popular economic journals, and his comments on the economy regularly appear in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and USA Today. He makes frequent appearances on CNBC and Bloomberg TV. Jay is a member of the American Economic Association and the Charlotte Economics Club. He is also a member of the National Association for Business Economics and served on its board of directors from 2010 to 2013.

Jay received his BA and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.