CNBC: Treasury yields climb as investors digest higher inflation prints
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard told the Economic Club of New York that the mismatch between supply and demand in some industries was temporary and that the central bank’s goal was “to ensure that inflation expectations are strongly anchored at 2%,” according to the club’s Twitter account.


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The Economic Club of New York is honored to welcome J.P. Morgan, Chief US Economist and Club Member Michael Feroli join us in conversation with Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Lael Brainard. Lael will share her views on the economy and monetary policy.

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The Economic Club of New York is honored to welcome back two of America's leading economists, Lawrence H. Summers and R. Glenn Hubbard, who will speak on the Biden administration's fiscal policy proposals and the direction of monetary policy and its implications.

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Darren will identify actions and approaches foundations and organizations can take to address the various dimensions of racial inequity in society.

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Dr. Frederick has advanced Howard University's commitment to student opportunity, academic innovation, public service, and fiscal stability.
His medical research focuses on narrowing racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in cancer-care outcomes, with specific focus on gastrointestinal cancers.
Dr. Frederick also devotes his time to writing and speaking on the impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, campus intellectual diversity, the underrepresentation of African American men in medical school, and gender equity on college campuses.

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We continue our Racial Equity Series on Tuesday, May 13th and are pleased to welcome Dr. Lisa Coleman, Senior Vice President for Global Inclusion at New York University.
Lisa will share how she works every day to advance, promote, and build capacity for strategic global inclusion, diversity, equity, belonging and innovation initiatives across NYU's global network.

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Bloomberg's New York Bureau Chief, Shelly Banjo joins us in conversation with the top candidates in the NYC Mayoral race as we hear each of their economic plans for New York City.
She will speak with Ray McGuire, former Head of Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Citigroup.

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Bloomberg's New York Bureau Chief, Shelly Banjo joins us in conversation with the top candidates in the NYC Mayoral race as we hear each of their economic plans for New York City.
She will speak with Brookly Borough President Eric Adams.

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Marie-Josée Kravis will join Dambisa Moyo, Author of "How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World."
They will discuss how transparent, knowledgeable, diverse boards help set the strategic course of corporations. Dambisa will also present a road map for how boards can steer companies through tomorrow's challenges and ensure they thrive.

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As part of our Racial Equity Series, Ben Hecht will share what Living Cities has learned about closing the racial gaps in income and wealth that have been growing for more than forty years. He will discuss the organization's unique approach that centers around racial equity, brings together leaders from across sectors and harnesses public, private and philanthropic capital to achieve results commensurate with the scale of the challenge.

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As one of the most accomplished polar explorers in history, Robert Swan will address global environmental challenges and how he is leading the charge against climate change. Having been the first man to walk to both poles, Robert has dedicated his life to the preservation of Antarctica.

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As President and COO of Goldman Sachs, John will discuss the current market and geopolitical environment and top of mind client themes.

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As Director of the Vaccine Education Center, Paul will share his work to date and his outlook on the vaccine distributions and its impact on ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The development of vaccines to protect children from contracting and transmitting COVID-19 will also be discussed.

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ECNY continues its Racial Equity Series with special guest, Debra Lee. She will address how she and other executives are leading the charge to change the complexion of board rooms and senior leadership roles. As former Chairman and CEO of BET Networks, Debra shares her insights and strategies to help organizations find, grow and elevate women and BIPOC executives.

REUTERS: Moderna says booster shot against COVID-19 variants could not be ready by year-end

Moderna Inc Chief Medical Officer Tal Zaks said on Wednesday the company should be able to provide a booster shot for protection against variants of the coronavirus by the end of this year.

Zaks, speaking to the Economic Club of New York, said he expects the booster shots the company is testing to show a higher level of protection against variants of the coronavirus.

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MARKET WATCH: Fed's Kashkari says he would not panic if he saw a 4% inflation rate

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Thursday he wouldn’t have a knee-jerk panic attack if inflation heats up to a 4% annual rate.

“It would depend on why” inflation had hit 4%, Kashkari said in a discussion with Harvard University economist Greg Mankiw sponsored by the Economic Club of New York.

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REUTERS: Fed's Kashkari says variants are bigegest risk for recovery

Variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 post the biggest threat to the U.S. economic recovery, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Thursday.

“The biggest risks that I see to the recovery are these variants,” Kashkari told the Economic Club of New York, noting the ability of one variant now thought to be dominant in parts of the United States to easily infect younger people.

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Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari will report on current monetary policy and his expectations for the U.S. economy for the second half of 2021 and beyond.

CNBC: GM shares hit new record on plans for electric Chevy Silverado pickup
The performance of GM’s stock this year, up roughly 50%, has been driven by a steady array of announcements related to electric vehicles. It’s also validating comments made last month by GM CEO Mary Barra about the stock’s future potential.

“I think as the market begins to see all of the assets and resources General Motors brings to this transformation, I think we’re just at the beginning of where you’ll see GM’s stock move,” she said in an online discussion March 11 during The Economic Club of New York’s Women in Business event.

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In conversation with Craig Thompson, Dr. Tal Zaks will discuss Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine progress, the development of booster shots and their expectations with respect to ending the pandemic as well as other matters.