Risk and Uncertainty: What it Means for Financial Markets - Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy

Join us for a virtual FMQ webinar moderated by Nick Timiraos (C’06), The Wall Street Journal Chief Economics Correspondent. Timiraos moderated a conversation between Joseph Amato (B’84) and Lael Brainard as they discuss the sources of risks and uncertainty, how investors and institutions respond to them, and the broader implications for market behavior and economic stability.

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Event Speakers

Joseph Amato (B’84, P’13, ’17, ’19)

President and Chief Investment Officer of Equities, Neuberger Berman

Lael Brainard

Distinguished Fellow, Psaros Center

Lael Brainard is an internationally recognized policymaker and economist who formerly served as director of the White House National Economic Council. Previously, she was the vice chair and member of the Federal Reserve Board and under secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury, where she received the Alexander Hamilton Award.

Nick Timiraos (C’06)

Chief Economics Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

Nick Timiraos is chief economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and is based in Washington. He is responsible for covering the Federal Reserve and other major developments in U.S. economic policy.