The president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Robert S. Kaplan, joins the Council for an important and timely discussion. Throughout 2019, the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates three times — all but reversing the rate increases from la ...
Immediately following the public program " Trade Wars, Slowing Global Economy, and Monetary Policy," Council members and their guests are invited to a cash bar reception. This Member Mixer is an informal opportunity to network with other members ...
CEOs, heads of office, and other select C-suite executives from partner companies are invited to participate in quarterly meetings co-hosted by Council president Ivo H. Daalder and board cochair Samuel C. Scott III. These executives-only meetings provide ...
As restaurants, stores, airlines, and factories begin to shut down around the globe amid the outbreak of COVID-19, economists are beginning to send warning signs that a global recession might no longer be a looming threat—it might already be here. While p ...
COVID-19 (coronavirus), Global EconomyCOVID-19 (coronavirus), Global Economy0 Economists predict the global recession resulting from COVID-19 lockdowns around the world may be the worst since the Great Depression. With millions unemployed and the global su ...
In April, the federal government started sending stimulus payments to tens of millions of Americans and providing funding to businesses, to help them weather the sharpest economic contraction since the Great Depression. As the coronavirus continues to spr ...
As governments and individuals work to fight the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate its economic damage, significant global challenges such as climate change, inequity, and poverty still persist. How will governments and individuals tackle these issues in th ...
As political and economic tensions continue to rise between the United States and China, the future of the relationship between both countries seems more uncertain than ever. Weijian Shan spent much of his life navigating uncertainty and adversity in both ...
On May 22, 2014, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released a report urging the US government to take action to curb the risks climate change poses to global food security. It explains how higher temperatures, changes in rainfall and natural disasters ...
Catherine Bertini is a distinguished fellow of global food and agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. For 10 years, she was executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, the world’s largest international humanitarian agency. ...
