New England Macroeconomic Data – Leveraging Local Insights to Refine Your Business Strategy

Inflation expectations remain elevated, labor market conditions are showing signs of softening, and interest-rate volatility continues to shape the outlook for financial institutions. While national economic conditions play an important role in determining funding costs and pricing, local conditions can differ in meaningful ways — and those differences matter.

Across New England, economic fundamentals often look different from the national picture. Employment and income trends have generally remained relatively strong, while housing markets continue to reflect higher home values, greater housing equity, and limited room for new construction. These dynamics can create both opportunities and challenges for member institutions.

Join us for a 45-minute webinar on Wednesday, April 22, at 11:00 a.m. for a discussion of national and regional economic conditions, a deeper look at housing fundamentals in New England, and ideas for how members can use localized economic insights to help inform strategy.

You’ll have an opportunity to hear from two presenters: Caroline Casavant, senior financial strategist, and Tyler Buckeridge, sales and strategies specialist.

Webinar Topics:

• A look at interest-rate volatility and which asset, liability, and institution types may be most vulnerable if volatility increases, which stand to benefit, and how depositories can prepare
• Optimizing pricing on loans and deposits to assess potential prepayment risk and align exposures within the larger balance sheet structure and outlook
• Funding and investment strategies that can be supportive and complementary to risk and return objectives now and in the future, as balance sheet conditions shift