Emerging Signs of Economic Problems Explored in Webcast Featuring UB Finance Prof. Isberg, Dec. 13
December 11, 2018
Contact: Office of Government and Public Affairs
Phone: 410.837.5739
Steve Isberg, associate professor in the University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business, will serve as a panelist on a one-hour webcast focused on the potential for economic problems to trigger a recession, on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. EST. The event, hosted by the Credit Research Foundation, is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Attendance details are listed below.
According to CRF, "The American economy has been healthy, expanding at a 3.5 percent annual pace during Q3 with unemployment at 3.7 percent, the lowest in half a century. But emerging signs of weakness in major sectors, including auto manufacturing, agriculture, retail and declines in the stock market, are prompting some forecasters to warn that economic growth may be ending. In recent weeks, retail stocks have taken a hit over concerns of rising costs, a sign the trade war is taking a toll, as is the continued shakeout in the retail sector. Higher interest rates, combined with rising inflation, and faltering corporate confidence, could set the stage for a recession."
Prof. Isberg, senior fellow at the CRF, will be joined in the webcast by Christa Hart, senior managing director for corporate finance at FTI Consulting, and Scott Blakeley, a nationally recognized attorney focusing on the business-to-business credit environment for Blakeley LLP of Irvine, Ca. The group will discuss the impact of increasing wages and declining sales; tariffs and the economy; consumer confidence; corporate debt defaults; the impact of Amazon; a forecast of holiday and online sales; identifying, validating, and responding to customer credit risk flags; credit enhancements and other risk mitigation strategies; and a Chapter 11 checklist for the supplier.
Questions may be posted from webcast attendees during the session, and panelists will respond afterwards.
To register for this event, go here.
Learn more about Prof. Isberg and the Merrick School of Business.