Locations Login Economic Newsletter Our monthly Economic Newsletter provides insightful information to help our clients make more informed financial decisions. Economic News – December 2021 Printable PDF A Christmas Wish: More Supply Please The clouds over the U.S. economy are dissipating as one of two key constraints on activity is fading. Thanks to an improving health situation amid ramped-up vaccination efforts, people are traveling again, going to concerts, and engaging in a host of social Read More about Economic News – December 2021 Economic News – November 2021 Printable PDF It’s Not Stagflation, But It Sure Is “M.E.S.S.I” The U.S. economy is going through another rough patch, as supply shortages abound, workers are hard to find, and inflation is surging. Legislators are at loggerheads over the two major pieces of legislation that the White House is struggling to Read More about Economic News – November 2021 Economic News – October 2021 Printable PDF The U.S. Economy – A Delta Detour The U.S. economy is past its fastest growth phase, but like a marathoner it still has plenty in reserve to continue the run. Until the Delta variant reared its ugly head it was thought that conditions would have returned to normal Read More about Economic News – October 2021 Economic News – September 2021 The US economy passed a key milestone in the second quarter as it more than recouped output lost during the Covid-induced recession. Read More about Economic News – September 2021 Economic News – August 2021 The economy just finished the second quarter coming off the second strongest growth rate since 1978. The powerful post-pandemic reopening boost is still unfolding. But the rapid reopening has brought with it a host of problems, highlighting the fact that the road to normalcy is unlikely to be smooth. Read More about Economic News – August 2021 Economic News – July 2021 Americans are as flexible as they are resilient, so it comes as no surprise that they are efficiently adapting to a post-pandemic world. For sure, the health crisis has not been entirely vanquished. Read More about Economic News – July 2021 Economic News – June 2021 The economic environment is ripe for naïve and misguided narratives. Taken at face value, the latest reports on jobs, consumer prices, and retail sales suggest that the U.S. is in the grips of a jobless recovery and a stalling economy that is weighed down, by worrisome inflationary pressures. Read More about Economic News – June 2021 Economic News – May 2021 The well-telegraphed heat wave in economic activity is underway. Most key economic data for March exceeded expectations, punctuating a quarter that turned out to be considerably stronger than anyone predicted earlier in the period. Read More about Economic News – May 2021 Economic News – April 2021 Spring has sprung, and the season of hope is resonating throughout the economy. After suffering a 3.5 percent contraction in 2020 – the steepest since demobilization in 1946 – real GDP is poised to surge as much as 7 percent this year, which would rival the biggest annual gains since World War II. Read More about Economic News – April 2021 Economic News – March 2021 The bleak economic landscape that prevailed in the closing months of 2020 has not faded from the collective memory of the American public. With the pandemic still claiming too many lives and the economy still reeling from business restrictions and virus fears that hamper normal behavior, the lingering effects cannot be ignored. Read More about Economic News – March 2021 Economic News – February 2021 It’s shaping up to be a cold winter for the U.S. economy, as the pandemic continues to rampage throughout the nation and wreak havoc on all forms of activity that involves in-person transactions. State and local governments are tightening business restrictions and urging residents to more diligently adhere to social distancing protocols. Read More about Economic News – February 2021 Economic News – January 2021 We’ve always said that the health crisis would determine the path of the economy, and the latest news on the pandemic is concerning. Cases of the virus, hospitalization and mortality rates have surged to unfathomable levels, and health experts believe this distressing trend will accelerate after the holidays. Read More about Economic News – January 2021 « Previous 1 2 Next » Home About Careers Customer Service FAQs Security & Privacy Contact Facebook LinkedIn © 2021 Brookline Bank. All rights reserved. Privacy Notice Agreements & Disclosures FDIC Insurance Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender | NMLS ID #715671