Independent Economist, Forecaster and Strategist

Thomas Lam

Tom has over two decades of experience in the realm of economics and finance, with expertise ranging from covering the global economy, deciphering financial markets, including macro forecasting, to advising on investment strategy.

He commenced his career in New York, initially at a large money-center bank and then at a hedge fund.  Thereafter, while in Singapore, he worked at two financial institutions and later joined academia.  

Tom has been consistently ranked among the top five most accurate economists in the world on forecasting the US economy overall (placed third, last published by the “Bloomberg Rankings of Top Forecasters”).  During the Global Financial Crisis, he was also acknowledged as the second-best US forecaster worldwide.  

Moreover, he was exclusively identified by Bloomberg to have accurately predicted the onset of the 2009 US recovery 16 months ahead of the official announcement.  Consequently, he has been widely publicized as one of “Wall Street’s Most Prophetic Economists”.

Monitoring Global Central Bank Actions for Potential Clues

China Housing: Demand-Supply Fundamentals - Part #3: Solving The Construction Indicators Puzzle

Macroeconomics

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<li>The profile and composition of demographics, all else equal, are likely to be a persistent headwind for advanced economies</li>
<li>The impact of demographics on the Japan economy has been eye-catching for the last two decades through 2020</li>
<li>But the other advanced economies, all else equal, can potentially experience greater demographic headwinds than Japan through 2030</li>
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The profile and composition of demographics, all else equal, are likely to be a persistent headwind for advanced economies
The impact of demographics on the Japan economy has been eye-catching for the last two decades through 2020
But the other advanced economies, all else equal, can potentially experience greater demographic headwinds than Japan through 2030


The Evolving and Varying Demographic Imprint