Christiane Baumeister
Department of Economics
Robert and Irene Bozzone Associate Professor
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- Oil industry
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Financial Times
Kevin Warsh seeks to reassure investors as US economic strains worsen
August 24, 2026
“What is unsettling is Warsh’s unwillingness to provide a clear and open assessment of the current situation and the outlook for the US economy,” said Christiane Baumeister of the University of Notre Dame.
Econ Focus: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Interview with Christiane Baumeister | On measuring the effects of oil shocks, changes in global energy markets, and forecasting tail risks
July 15, 2026
At an age when most children would be looking at storybooks, Christiane Baumeister was drawn to supply and demand graphs. "My father was a high school economics teacher, and I loved to spend time in his office browsing through his books," she says.
Marketplace
Return to U.S.-Iran war is likely to change inflation expectations
July 15, 2026
To prevent that inflationary cycle, Christiane Baumeister, an economics professor at the University of Notre Dame, said she thinks the Federal Reserve should be raising interest rates.
Marketplace
Inflation spikes as Iran war stokes energy costs, according to May CPI
June 11, 2026
There’s a risk that what’s happening with energy prices could shape consumers' inflation expectations, said Christiane Baumeister, a macroeconomist at the University of Notre Dame.
The New York Times
America Depends Less on Oil Than Ever
March 16, 2026
“I don’t see much happening from the production side in order to mitigate the effects for the U.S. economy,” said Christiane Baumeister, an economics professor at the University of Notre Dame who studies oil markets.
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.
Marketplace
The U.S. tries to build support for a price cap on Russian oil
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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.
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.
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.