Jeff Speakes, Ph.D. Senior Managing Director and Chief Economist In this online publication, CFC Economic Outlook, Senior Managing Director and Countrywide Chief Economist, Jeff Speakes, Ph.D., presents his professional insights and views about monetary and economic policy and the impact of a wide variety of factors on the nation's economy. By combining his expertise in economics with an accessible prose style, Speakes provides a unique perspective on economic indicators and market conditions. His timely forecasts based on current trends bring clarity and focus to expectations for the performance of the nation's housing market and the success of the financial services industries.  Current Outlook December 2007 Economic Outlook: "Economic Outlook: Fed Forecasting" Click button below to read this month's economic outlook  Previous Issues November 2007     "Mechanism Design" October 2007         "The Greenspan Memoirs" September 2007   "Forecast Review" August 2007          "Breakout" July 2007                "Budget Update" June 2007              "Stagflation?" May 2007                "Subprime Fallout" April 2007               "Derivatives: Financial WMD?" March 2007            "HPA Update" February 2007       "Back to the '60s" January 2007         "2007 Forecast" December 2006       "Economic Effects of Elections" November 2006       "Noble Insights" October 2006            "A brief economic history of the world" September 2006      "Hard Landing?" August 2006            "Asset Allocation for Dummies" July 2006            "The Current Account" June 2006            "Oil Market Update" May 2006            "Economic Outlook: HPI Slowdown?" April 2006            "Update on the Conundrum" March 2006            "80/20? No, try 70/30" February 2006       "Economic Contribution of Hedge Funds" January 2006         "2006 Forecast and Review of 2005" December 2005     "Hawk or Dove" November 2005     "The Maestro" October 2005         "Investing 101" September 2005   "Don't Fight the Fed" August 2005          "OK, Now Do We Have a Bubble?" July 2005                "The Long-Term Real Rate of Interest" June 2005              "The Productivity Miracle" May 2005               "The Fed Overkill Scenario" April 2005              "How Big is the Mortgage Market?" March 2005            "Corporate Profits and Capital Expenditures" February 2005       "Why don't we save more?" January 2005         "Economic Forecast 2005" December 2004     "Scarcity" November 2004    "Deficits and Interest Rates" October 2004          "Is Housing Peaking?" September 2004   "Where's Waldo?"