Christiane Baumeister
Department of Economics
Robert and Irene Bozzone Associate Professor
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- Oil industry
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Financial Times
Economists expect Fed to defy investors with more interest rate rises
September 17, 2023
Christiane Baumeister, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, is among those to worry about energy prices after the decision by Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut supply. She expects prices to rise further, potentially bidding up expectations of future inflation as well as delaying the descent in core price growth if companies opt to pass on higher costs to consumers.
US Today News
Economists believe the Fed will keep raising rates despite the banking turmoil
March 22, 2023
“The Fed is really caught between a rock and a hard place,” said Christiane Baumeister, a professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Associated Press
US, allies aim to cap Russian oil prices to hinder invasion
July 13, 2022
In that case, “the main question is will countries have enough time to find alternatives” to prevent massive price increases, said Christiane Baumeister, an economist at the University of Notre Dame who studies the dynamics of energy markets.
Marketplace
The U.S. tries to build support for a price cap on Russian oil
Audio
July 13, 2022
So far, however, the West has not succeeded in choking off financing for Russia’s war on Ukraine, said Christiane Baumeister of the University of Notre Dame.
Financial Times
US set for recession next year, economists predict
June 12, 2022
Further rate rises are also likely well into next year, said Christiane Baumeister, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, who thinks the Fed could lift its benchmark policy rate as high as 4 per cent in 2023.