Jason Reed
Mendoza College of Business
Wade Family Assistant Teaching Professor of Finance
- Economy
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The Conversation
Fed struggles to assess state of US economy as government shutdown shuts off key data
October 28, 2025
Jason Reed, Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, University of Notre Dame
The Conversation
Fortune
As Harvard’s and Yale’s private equity holdings go on sale, buyers can use this technique for 1,000% windfalls.
June 16, 2025
Ultimately, private equity firms make money for investors by exiting their investments, when they attempt to turn notional valuations on paper into cash. Therefore, there must be some correlation between the performance of public and private assets, said Jason Reed, a finance professor at the University of Notre Dame.
The Conversation
Inflation is heating up again, putting pressure on Trump to cool it on tariffs
February 13, 2025
Jason Reed, Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, University of Notre Dame
The Conversation
Trump’s opening tariff salvo will hurt US consumers − following through on Canada, Mexico threats will increase the price pain
February 04, 2025
Jason Reed, Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, University of Notre Dame
The Conversation
US inflation rate fell to 2.4% in September − here’s what that means for interest rates and markets
October 10, 2024
Jason Reed, Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, University of Notre Dame
CNN
Consumer confidence fell in October as inflation takes a toll
October 25, 2022
“There’s a real sense that people could delay purchases, but at the same time, there are going to be some purchases that just cannot be delayed,” said Jason Reed, a finance professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Fox Business
US government debt revealed, inflation hotspots and more: Wednesday's 5 things to know
September 14, 2022
"The August CPI report indicates that inflation is still roaring hot," said Jason Reed, an assistant chair and professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.
CNN
Some good inflation news: Wholesale prices fell in August
September 14, 2022
The continued decline in headline PPI mostly reflects commodity prices settling down from record highs, said Jason Reed, assistant chair and teaching professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
Barron's
Buying Groceries Is Still Painful
September 13, 2022
“Unfortunately, the almost daily reminder of rising food and healthcare prices will keep inflation on the forefront of everyone's minds instead of an afterthought, as hoped by the Federal Reserve,” Jason Reed, an economist and teaching professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame, said after the report was released.
Fox Business
Inflation rose faster than expected in August, keeping prices painfully high
September 13, 2022
"The August CPI report indicates that inflation is still roaring hot," said Jason Reed, an assistant chair and professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame.
The Wall Street Journal
Consumers Lower Their Expectations of Future Inflation
August 08, 2022
Jason Reed, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, said food and gasoline prices are very visible and so have a large role in how consumers view the economy.
BBC Mundo
How the "dumbest theory" works that can lead you to make wrong financial decisions (and what it has to do with bubbles)
February 19, 2021
"Almost everyone points to the stock markets to signal the existence of a bubble. I am not convinced that this is true," Jason Reed, professor in the Department of Finance at the University of Notre Dame, tells BBC World.
CNBC
More bubbles, less shorting. What the GameStop craziness could mean for the future of investing
February 06, 2021
“I do think that, to some degree, this herd Reddit movement is going to continue,” said Jason Reed, a finance professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Reuters
U.S. employment growth likely rebounded; more government money still needed
February 05, 2021
“The stimulus has to pass,” said Jason Reed, finance professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. “Whatever the payrolls number is, we shouldn’t forget we are significantly under the amount of jobs needed to get back to where we were a year ago.”
The Guardian
US economy adds 49,000 jobs as Biden aims for further Covid relief
February 05, 2021
Jason Reed, assistant chair of finance at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, said: “We shouldn’t forget that the economy is still down about 10m jobs since the start of the pandemic. We aren’t anywhere close to where we were this time last year.
Business Insider
S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit records on positive labor-market data
February 04, 2021
"We aren't anywhere close to where we were this time last year. The rollout of the vaccine will surely help Americans get back to work, but we shouldn't expect a return to normal until late 2021 or early 2022," Jason Reed, professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, said.