Economic outlook

Though pandemic-related challenges remain, economic optimism is in the air and growth is expected to surge. In Q2, we are so close to coming full circle on this unprecedented economic cycle.

Strong supports will help the economy overcome the Q1 momentum loss and allow growth to truly take off when vaccines and herd immunity arrive later in 2021.

The Q3 bounce has been stronger than expected, and consumers remain resilient. But with concerns about volatility rising and income still hard to find, it’s clear the challenges of 2020 are not over.

Q3 starts off at a weaker place than any quarter since WWII as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with reopening has come optimism.

We present a series of articles to offer guidance to investors, context from prior economic cycles, and details of policy solutions and expected impact.

Driven by consumption, record-long economic expansion is set to continue.