RockCreek News
The Second Wave: Can Its Impact Be Contained?
A second wave of coronavirus is crashing over the European economy. New lockdowns are being put in place from the UK to France, Spain and Italy, clouding the economic outlook across the continent. Daily infections are climbing again in the
Jobs Reset Summit – Outcomes: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice.
RockCreek Founder and CEO Afsaneh Beschloss co-chaired the final day of the World Economic Forum Jobs Reset Summit 2020 that focused on social justice, equity, and inclusion. On a panel moderated by Ana Maria Montero, Afsaneh discussed the role business
International Economic Cooperation and Institutions: Reform, Revitalize, or Reimagine?
Last week, Caroline Atkinson, Senior Advisor at RockCreek, joined a panel at the at 2020 International Institute of Finance (IIF) Annual Membership Meeting to discuss the most critical issues facing the financial industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Common Sense in Uncommon Times, 2020 Milken Institute Global Conference
With markets inherently predicting the future and not the present, the perceived disconnect of markets and the current economy has been top of mind. This session will untangle the current market dislocation and opportunities in an economy driven by a public
Waiting for Direction
Is the big disconnect between markets and the economy over? Since early September, equity markets have moved down as well as up. And the economic news has been both positive and negative. Just last week, in the US, unemployment data
Bloomberg Wall Street Week: How Markets Are Pricing in a Biden Win
Afsaneh Beschloss, RockCreek founder and chief executive officer, sees more agreement in markets that Democratic nominee Joe Biden could win the U.S. presidential election. Bob Diamond, Atlas Merchant Capital founding partner and chief executive officer says businesses are a lot