Panel Session a

Mid-Year Economic Update

We've enjoyed a wonderful seven-year expansion, but the economy is facing some severe challenges.  The housing correction, high energy prices, and unsettled financial markets are hindering businesses and consumers.  Can we avoid a recession?  What can we expect from the Fed and from Congress?  And how should investors be positioning themselves in this environment?  The answers to these and other questions will be discussed.

Moderator
Carl Tannenbaum, AM '81, MBA '84
Economic Consultant

Panelists
Marshall B. Front
Chairman
Front Barnett Associates

Daniel G. Sullivan
Sr. Vice President & Director of Research
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago