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The 23rd Annual State of the Economy Forum took place on the evening of Tuesday, April 2, 2024. President and CEO of Community Attributes, Inc. Chris Mefford (MBA 2002) began the evening with an overview of the Puget Sound regional economic situation and outlook. We then welcomed UW Foster faculty favorites Debra Glassman, Ed Rice and Thomas Gilbert to the stage to answer your questions, all smoothly moderated by Dennis Karlinsky (MBA 2001).
Use the timecode links below watch
0:00 Beginning
9:42 Chris Mefford provides regional economic update
38:38 The economy, are we in a good place
49:00 Cost of living and inflation
58:30 Interest rates
1:05:49 The stock market
1:12:35 AI
1:26:08 The Chinese economy and it’s impact on the US
1:36:10 Predictions – revisit last year’s and what’s ahead