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11/22/2022
Eighteenth Annual Economic Outlook Symposium

On December 3, 2004, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosted its eighteenth annual Economic Outlook Symposium at its third floor conference center. The symposium focused on the forces shaping the U.S. economy.
Friday, 12/03/04
9:00 AM
Welcome
Charles L. Evans
Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Consensus Outlook
William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Banking/Consumer Outlook
Carl Tannenbaum, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, LaSalle Banks/ABN AMRO N.A.
Vehicle Sales Outlook
David Teolis, Senior Economist for North America, General Motors Corporation
Steel Outlook
Robert J. DiCianni, Marketing Manager, Ispat Inland Inc.
12:00 PM
Lunch
Introduction
William A. Testa, Vice President of Regional Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Energy Outlook
Donald Hanson, Manager, Technology, Economic Development and Policy Program Argonne National Laboratory
Heavy Machinery Outlook
Don Johnson, Caterpillar Inc.