Chief US Economist
Oxford Economics
Michael Pearce is Chief US Economist at Oxford Economics, based in New York. He leads US macroeconomic research and forecasting, and his team has been ranked among Bloomberg’s top forecasters for major US economic indicators. Before joining Oxford Economics, Michael was a senior economist on the US team at Capital Economics and worked at HM Treasury in the UK. He holds degrees in Economic History from the London School of Economics and in Economics from University College London, and has lived and worked in the UK and Switzerland.
Monday Jan 12
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Press office, Level 1, 1C 03
Open to registered press and analysts only. Lunch provided first-come, first-served.
2026 presents a challenge in terms of understanding economic growth given uncertainty around tariffs, inflation, employment interest rates. NRF’s chief economist Mark Mathews, CBE, will lead a panel of professionals to discuss key economic indicators, recent trends and the 2026 outlook.
