Episode 43 – Jay Bryson, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo
Today, I’m joined by the acting Chief Economist of Wells Fargo bank, Jay Bryson. I think it’s fair to say that at very few points in history, have an understanding of the machinations of our economic system been so interesting or relevant. What is the role of the Federal reserve? What does it mean to be the buyer of last resort? What happens to the bonds they bought? Municipal government spending? Inflation or deflation and why does it matter? What happens to unemployment? Does the debt matter? How about tax rates? Spending?
All the issues. Laid out in a way you can think about “why is this the forecast and what does it mean to my future?”
I hope you enjoy the conversation.
DRW
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Jay’s official bio
Managing Director and Acting Chief Economist Wells Fargo & Company
Jay Bryson is the managing director and acting chief economist for Wells Fargo Securities. He has been the acting chief economist since August 2018. Between 1998 and 2018, he was Wells Fargo’s global economist, a role in which he provided analysis on macroeconomic and financial developments in the major economies of the world.
Before joining the company, Jay was an economist in the Division of International Finance at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. He started his career as an assistant professor of economics at the University of Alabama. He has also lectured on international economics and macroeconomics at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University. He has published in academic and popular economic journals, and his comments on the economy regularly appear in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and USA Today. He makes frequent appearances on CNBC and Bloomberg TV.
Jay received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jay is a member of the American Economic Association and the Charlotte Economics Club. He is also a member of the National Association for Business Economics and served on its board of directors from 2010 to 2013.
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