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Economist's Corner presents the latest thinking from Deloitte Research's leading economic experts, Carl Steidtmann and Ira Kalish. It includes a series of monthly articles highlighting current economic issues from both a global and U.S. perspective. The articles cover a broad range of topics, from the effects of revaluing the Chinese currency to trends in labor productivity. Economist's Corner also includes a quarterly U.S. Economic & Market Review, written by Steidtmann. The review provides an analysis of the U.S. economy and stock markets and also considers issues and events which could impact future performance. We also present Deloitte Research's "Leading index of consumer spending," a monthly indicator of U.S. consumer activity.

Steidtmann, based in New York, is Deloitte Research's chief economist and also director of consumer business research. He is recognized in the United States as an expert on economic forecasting of retail sales activity, consumer trends, technology, and general economic trends. His articles for Economist's Corner will focus on the U.S. economy.

Los Angeles-based Kalish is the director of consumer business research. He is an expert on global economic issues as well as the effects of economic, demographic and social trends on the global retailing and consumer products industries. In this series, Kalish writes about global economic issues.

Economist's corner

2009
Economic & market review: Third quarter 2009 (US, October 2009)
Economic & market review: Second quarter 2009 (US, July 2009)
Economic & market review: First quarter 2009 (US, May 2009)
Economic & market review: Fourth quarter 2008 (US, January 2009)

2008
Economic & market review: Third quarter 2008 (US, October 2008)
Economic & market review: Second quarter 2008 (US, July 2008)
Economist's Corner: Potential problems for firms with China operations (US, May 2008)
Economic & market review: First quarter 2008 (US, April 2008)
Economic & market review: Keeping your cool through a financial crisis (US, March 2008)
Economist's Corner: Punch bowl economics (US, Feb. 2008)
Economic & market review: Fourth quarter 2007 (US, Jan. 2008)

2007
Sifting through the tea leaves (US, Dec. 2007)
Economic & market review: Third quarter 2007 (US, Oct. 2007)
Is it a duck? (US, Sept. 2007)
The subprime mortgage crisis: Where are we headed? (US, Aug. 2007)
Economic & market review: Second quarter 2007 (US, July 2007)
The oil price debate (US, June 2007)
Three cheers for globalization (US, June 2007)
Economic & market review: First quarter 2007 (US, April 2007)
The housing bubble revisited (US, April 2007)
The case for optimism: One last time (US, March 2007)
Economic outlook 2007 (US, Feb. 2007)

Leading index of consumer spending

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Looking forward
Report outlining the development of the Deloitte Research Leading Index of Consumer Spending.