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        <title><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna - Chief Economist, State of Oregon]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rising Asset Values Are Set to Boost U.S. Consumer Demand in 2021]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-07/rising-asset-values-to-boost-u-s-consumer-demand-in-2021-chart</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:31:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What the Trade War Escalation Means for the U.S. Economy]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:46:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who's Afraid of 3% Yields? Not This Economy]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 09:58:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil May Return to $100, But It Would Feel Different]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Rush]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 07:11:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We're Better Off With the Fed's Dot Plot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The central bank's forecast of interest rates is a key tool for understanding monetary policy. Abandoning it would be a mistake.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Is Already Doing Janet Yellen's Job for Her]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:45:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who's Who in the FOMC 'Dot Plot']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What do the individual committee members think?]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:43:45 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans, speaks at the National Association for Business Economics economic policy conference in Arlington. Photographer: Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[FOMC to Keep the Powder Dry for a Second-Half Rate Hike]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A preview from Bloomberg Intelligence]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:07:43 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, is seen on a television monitor listening to a question during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The Federal Reserve dropped an assurance it will be &quot;patient&quot; in raising interest rates, ending an era in its communications policy and opening the door for higher borrowing costs as early as June. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Janet Yellen</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[March Revisions Yield Sub-Par U.S. Jobs Report]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[April was on the mark, but March was weaker than we thought]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-08/march-revisions-yield-sub-par-u-s-jobs-report</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 13:42:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>People check the jobs board at a Denver Workforce Center. Photographer: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[GDP Growth Bust Is Final Nail in the Coffin for June Rate Hike]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bloomberg economists react]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-29/gdp-growth-bust-is-final-nail-in-the-coffin-for-june-rate-hike</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Gains in business investment on new equipment and growing exports to emerging economies will keep factories churning out goods in the coming year, contributing to the recovery. Photographer: Angela Greiling Keane/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Giant Preview of This Week's Economic Data]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Get prepared for the rest of this week]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-27/a-giant-preview-of-this-week-s-economic-data</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:07:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Sales of new homes rose in September.  Photographer: Jim R. Bounds/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chill Persists in March U.S. Durable Goods Report]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The reaction from Bloomberg's economists]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Companies such as Cummins are benefiting from growing overseas demand and domestic investment in new equipment. Photographer: Tom Strickland/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will U.S. Rate Hikes Be Different This Time for Emerging Markets?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Experience shows that when the Fed has embarked on significant rate hiking campaigns, there are global repercussions.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-22/will-u-s-rate-hikes-be-different-this-time-for-emerging-markets-</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:29:40 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Janet Yellen, vice chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, center, attends an event commemorating the Federal Reserve Act, the legislation that created the central bank, in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 16, 2013. Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The March Jobs Report Was a Wake-Up Call About the Impact of the Strong Dollar]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bloomberg economists react]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-03/the-march-jobs-report-was-a-wake-up-call-about-the-impact-of-the-stong-dollar</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:40:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Strong Dollar's Impact on U.S. Economy Will Outlast Cheap Oil's]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The strong dollar poses some significant challenges for the economy.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-05/the-strong-dollar-s-impact-on-u-s-economy-will-outlast-cheap-oil-s</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:40:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Simple Reason the January Jobs Report Could Be a Disappointment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Beware the seasonals!]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-05/the-simple-reason-the-january-jobs-report-could-be-a-disappointment</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl J Riccadonna]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:42:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Michels Corp. contractor guides a section of pipe as it is joined with another section during construction of the Flanagan South crude oil pipeline outside Goodfield, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. The approximately 600-mile, 36-inch crude oil pipeline is being constructed by Enbridge Energy Co., a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., Canada&apos;s largest oil transporter, and will originate in Flanagan, Illinois and terminate in Cushing, Oklahoma. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg</media:description>
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