BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251203T123000Z DTEND:20251203T143000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Truist Economic Forecast Breakfast - 2025 DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Economic Outlook: Adopting & Adapting\n\nAs we close the chapter on 2025\, significant questions remain: Will growth maintain momentum or stall? Has inflation truly been tamed or will it return in force? How will the Federal Reserve calibrate policy amid mounting uncertainty? What headwinds and tailwinds will shape corporate investment\, consumer behavior and regional economies in 2026?\n\nJoin the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance and Truist for our annual Economic Forecast Breakfast\, featuring Mike Skordeles\, Head of U.S. Economics at Truist Advisory Services. Skordeles will share his insights into macro trends\, interest rate paths\, sector dynamics and what local businesses should watch as they plan for the year ahead.\n\nKey topics likely to be covered include:\n\n\n GDP growth and risks: Will the U.S. economic growth accelerate or remain sluggish?\n Inflation and pricing pressures: What impact will tariffs have on prices\, and will wages keep pace?\n Monetary policy trajectory: How will the Fed navigate the choppy waters?\n Labor markets & consumer strength: Will AI upend hiring and can consumers remain resilient?\n Sector & regional implications: What trends might affect manufacturing\, real estate\, finance and local industry?\n Policy\, trade\, and geopolitical variables: Can businesses manage their supply chains through policy shifts and other shocks?\n\n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and engage with the forecast in a Q&A session. Whether you lead a business\, a nonprofit or are simply invested in the economic future of Berks County and beyond\, this event will equip you with intelligence to inform strategic decisions in 2026.\n\n\n\nMeet our Speaker\, Michael Skordeles\, AIF\n\nMike Skordeles is head of U.S. economics and a senior vice president at Truist Advisory Services\, Inc. He's responsible for analyzing the U.S. and global economies and financial markets as well as helping formulate and communicate investment strategy\, and publishing commentaries for our clients. Skordeles is based in Atlanta as part of the firm's Investment Advisory Group. His goal is to make the complex understandable by focusing on the numbers that really matter. Skordeles is a sought-after speaker\, sharing his insights with investor and industry groups as well as C-suite executives. He's been quoted in Bloomberg\, the New York Times and CNN.com\, and he has appeared on CNBC\, among other media outlets.\nSkordeles joined Truist predecessor SunTrust in 2012 and has more than 30 years of investment experience. He came from Morgan Keegan (now part of Raymond James)\, where he was a managing director and market strategist for over five years\, writing extensively about the markets and the economy. He was a member of the firm's investment strategy committee and helped managed about $1.6 billion\, serving as the portfolio manager overseeing the group's tactical portfolio.\n\n\n\nFrom 1999 to 2007\, he was with McDonald Investments in Cleveland\, Ohio\, in a similar role as strategist and analyst. He was a member of the firm's investment policy committee and other investment steering committees. Previously\, he was at KeyCorp and Prudential. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The U.S. Economic Outlook: Adopting &\; Adapting
\nAs we close the chapter on 2025\, significant questions remain: Will growth maintain momentum or stall? Has inflation truly been tamed or will it return in force? How will the Federal Reserve calibrate policy amid mounting uncertainty? What headwinds and tailwinds will shape corporate investment\, consumer behavior \;and regional economies in 2026?

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Join the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance and Truist for our annual Economic Forecast Breakfast\, featuring Mike Skordeles\, Head of U.S. Economics at Truist Advisory Services. Skordeles will share his insights into macro trends\, interest rate paths\, sector dynamics \;and what local businesses should watch as they plan for the year ahead.

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Key topics likely to be covered include:

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Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and engage with the forecast in a Q&\;A session. Whether you lead a business\, a nonprofit \;or are simply invested in the economic future of Berks County and beyond\, this event will equip you with intelligence to inform strategic decisions in 2026.
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\nMeet our Speaker\, Michael Skordeles\, AIF
\nMike Skordeles is head of U.S. economics and a senior vice president at Truist Advisory Services\, Inc. He'\;s responsible for analyzing the U.S. and global economies and financial markets as well as helping formulate and communicate investment strategy\, and publishing commentaries for our clients. Skordeles is based in Atlanta as part of the firm'\;s Investment Advisory Group. His goal is to make the complex understandable by focusing on the numbers that really matter. Skordeles is a sought-after speaker\, sharing his insights with investor and industry groups as well as C-suite executives. He'\;s been quoted in Bloomberg\, the New York Times and CNN.com\, and he has appeared on CNBC\, among other media outlets.

\nSkordeles joined Truist predecessor SunTrust in 2012 and has more than 30 years of investment experience. He came from Morgan Keegan (now part of Raymond James)\, where he was a managing director and market strategist for over five years\, writing extensively about the markets and the economy. He was a member of the firm'\;s investment strategy committee and helped managed about $1.6 billion\, serving as the portfolio manager overseeing the group'\;s tactical portfolio.
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\nFrom 1999 to 2007\, he was with McDonald Investments in Cleveland\, Ohio\, in a similar role as strategist and analyst. He was a member of the firm'\;s investment policy committee and other investment steering committees. Previously\, he was at KeyCorp and Prudential. LOCATION:Redners Event Center at FirstEnergy Stadium 2024 Centre Ave.\, Reading UID:e.1980.11915 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260624T074532Z URL:https://business.greaterreading.org/events/details/truist-economic-forecast-breakfast-2025-11915 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR