Independent Economist, Forecaster and Strategist

Thomas Lam

Tom has over two decades of experience in the realm of economics and finance, with expertise ranging from covering the global economy, deciphering financial markets, including macro forecasting, to advising on investment strategy.

He commenced his career in New York, initially at a large money-center bank and then at a hedge fund.  Thereafter, while in Singapore, he worked at two financial institutions and later joined academia.  

Tom has been consistently ranked among the top five most accurate economists in the world on forecasting the US economy overall (placed third, last published by the “Bloomberg Rankings of Top Forecasters”).  During the Global Financial Crisis, he was also acknowledged as the second-best US forecaster worldwide.  

Moreover, he was exclusively identified by Bloomberg to have accurately predicted the onset of the 2009 US recovery 16 months ahead of the official announcement.  Consequently, he has been widely publicized as one of “Wall Street’s Most Prophetic Economists”.

Fed Snap (Jan 31 Meeting): Current & Future Takeaways

Taking a Stab at Monitoring the Macro Pulse of China

Monitoring Global Central Bank Actions for Potential Clues

Will Euro Shrink to Parity to the Dollar on Diverging Macro Economic Conditions?

Macroeconomics

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<li>My Global Activity Barometer shows that the sequential pace of economic activity has decelerated in 2Q and 3Q 2023</li>
<li>The dispersion of the deceleration across countries is potentially becoming more widespread</li>
<li>This appears to be consistent with the ongoing shift in monetary policy slant globally</li>
</ul>


My Global Activity Barometer shows that the sequential pace of economic activity has decelerated in 2Q and 3Q 2023
The dispersion of the deceleration across countries is potentially becoming more widespread
This appears to be consistent with the ongoing shift in monetary policy slant globally


Charting Beyond the Global Headlines