RockCreek News
Dark Winter Before Dawn
Public health experts agree with President-elect Biden: we face a dark winter. With over 250,000 Americans now dead from Covid-19, a third surge of the pandemic is raging across the US, reaching into the lives of millions. There are two
Whiplash
It is hard to hold two alternative realities in mind. But that’s what we had to do last week, and maybe for some weeks to come. On the two biggest issues shaping the outlook this year — the global pandemic
Bloomberg Wall Street Week: Low Rates and Asset Prices
Afsaneh Beschloss, RockCreek founder and chief executive officer joins David Westin on Bloomberg’s Wall Street Week to discuss the impact of low interest rates on asset pricing.
RockCreek Insights: A Conversation with Senior Advisor Alan Greenspan
RockCreek Senior Advisor Alan Greenspan joins RockCreek Founder and CEO Afsaneh Beschloss for a conversation on US-China relations, Covid-19 and what a Biden presidency means for the economy.
Creating a Resilient Economy
RockCreek Founder and CEO Afsaneh Beschloss joined the inaugural session of the Toronto Global Forum to discuss how the global economy has been impacted by Covid-19 and how countries can be prepared for future risks of economic instability. SPEAKERS Benjamin
Divided Government for a Divided Country?
Investors called the US presidential election as soon as markets opened last Wednesday — days before the winner was called by cautious news outlets. A Democratic president, but without a mandate for sweeping change, looked just right for equities, which
Research
Economics in America: The Founding of the NBER
A Greener Future for Finance
Quantitative Greening by Laura Tyson and Afsaneh Beschloss
The Spirit of Bretton Woods