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  • Economics Weekly: Stablecoins the Great Disrupter?

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal discusses the topic of stablecoins, what’s attractive and not attractive about them, what risks they pose, why the central bankers worry about them, and why fiscal policymakers favor them.

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  • Economics Weekly: Is This Dollar Regime Change?

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal reassesses the current dollar regime and why we might now be at a turning point for the currency.

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  • Monthly Macro: Fed Signals, Housing Headwinds, and How Companies Are Adapting

    William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal discusses the Fed’s softer tone, how companies are adapting to tariffs and labor shifts, and why housing and hiring trends are setting the stage for a dynamic second half of 2025.

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  • Economics Weekly: Midyear Update: Resiliency Amid Uncertainty

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal presents a midyear update, with a review and preview of the first and second halves of 2025.

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  • Economics Weekly: Snapshot of a Slowing Labor Market

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal takes a fresh look at the latest employment data.

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  • Economics Weekly: William Blair’s 45th Annual Growth Stock Conference

    In a special economics conference report, William Blair’s Richard de Chazal highlights commentary from the event, which featured more than 250 public and private companies.

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  • Monthly Macro: Tariffs, Tensions, and Turning Points

    William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal unpacks the latest on global tariffs, inflation pressures, recession risks, and why smidcap stocks might be poised for a comeback in a shifting economic landscape.

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