Philadelphia Council for Business Economics ("PCBE") primary objectives are:

Provide a convenient way for meeting business professionals in the Greater Philadelphia area.

To have programs and speakers on topics of special interest to business professionals.

To offer a vehicle to universities, community organizations, and other professional groups to contact local business professionals on programs and activities of mutual interest.

Our Upcoming Events 09/12/24 12:00PM "The Election and Their Impact on Your Portfolio" Nathan Dean Senior Policy Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence 10/10/24 12:00PM "Economic Outlook" Lara Rhame Chief U.S. Economist FS Investments

Recent Meeting Speaker Notes 05/02/24 "Economic and Financial Outlook" John Silvia Chief Economist Dynamic Economic Strategy 04/04/24 "The Outlook for Fiscal Policy in the U.S." Douglas Holtz-Eakin President American Action Forum 03/06/24 "US Confidence Measures – What Are They Saying?" Dana M. Peterson Chief Economist and Leader, Economy, Strategy & Finance Center The Conference Board 02/08/24 "Everything in Moderation? 2024 Leisure Credit Outlook" Jody K. Lurie Senior Credit Analyst Bloomberg Intelligence

Today's Economic Events 08:30AM Jun U.S. Import Index 08:30AM Jun Retail Sales 08:30AM Jun Retail Sales Ex Autos 10:00AM May Business Inventories 10:00AM Jul NAHB Housing Market Index

Latest Economic News 07/15/24 08:30AM Empire State Manufacturing Survey Conditions declined modestly in July 2024 07/12/24 10:00AM University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Preliminary July 2024 Results down to 66.0 07/11/24 08:30AM Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 17,000 to 222,000 07/11/24 08:30AM Real Average Hourly Earnings increased 0.4% in June 2024 07/10/24 10:00AM Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Index increased in June 2024 to 124.8 07/10/24 10:00AM Wholesale Inventories up 0.6% in May 2024

Federal Reserve Board Speech 06/27/24 Remarks by Governor Bowman on the economy, monetary policy, and bank regulation 06/26/24 Speech by Governor Bowman on the consequences of bank capital reform 06/25/24 Opening remarks by Governor Bowman at the Midwest Cyber Workshop hosted by the Federal Reserve Banks of St. Louis, Chicago, and Kansas City 06/25/24 Speech by Governor Cook on the economic outlook 06/25/24 Speech by Governor Bowman on perspectives on U.S. monetary policy and bank capital reform 06/24/24 Welcoming remarks by Governor Waller at the International Journal of Central Banking Annual Research Conference 2024

Federal Reserve Press Release 07/08/24 G.19 Consumer Credit 07/05/24 Monetary Policy Report 07/03/24 Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 11–12, 2024 07/01/24 Federal Reserve Board fines Silvergate Capital Corporation and Silvergate Bank $43 million for deficiencies in Silvergate’s monitoring of transactions in compliance with anti-money laundering law 06/28/24 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17 06/27/24 Federal Reserve Board announces its approval of the application by PlainsCapital Bank