Chamber of Commerce Membership Meeting with Dr. Anirban Basu 10-24-2024

Oct 29 2024

Carroll County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Membership Meeting was held on October 24, 2024 The event began with election of Directors to the Chamber's Board and featured Keynote Speaker: Dr. Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO, Sage Policy Group, Inc.

Dr. Basu's presentation: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Has the Federal Reserve successfully engineered a soft landing? Or, is the confluence of geopolitical conflict, a presidential election, rising consumer debt levels, and still high interest rates conspiring to produce economic downturn in 2025? It is difficult to know whether 2025 will be a good year – but one thing is clear – it will be a very interesting one. This presentation will supply in-depth analysis of major factors shaping economic outcomes, including interest rates, global conflict, wage dynamics, business confidence, and demographics. It will then turn toward a forecast for the coming year, highlighting the major risks that economic stakeholders will likely encounter.