Jan Hatzius

In a note out Wednesday night, Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius now looks for the FOMC to hike rates in December, a change from his previous forecast of a September rate increase. The forecast change was predicated mainly on the fact that the number of FOMC participants projecting one...

Goldman Sachs issued a report Friday on homebuilding and household formation. Analysts led by Jan Hatzius saw “three reasons for optimism.” 1. “The recent rate of reported household formation looks low relative to population growth rates.” 2. “Population aging...

Housing as repeatedly been proclaimed as the strong driver of the U.S. recovery since 2009. According to Jan Hatzius at Goldman Sachs, the "tight mortgage lending standards have been an obstacle to the housing sector's recovery, a concern frequently highlighted by Fed Chair Janet Yellen...

Earlier, Goldman Sachs' Chief US Economist Jan Hatzius appeared on CNBC to give his outlook for the labor market. Hatzius stated that there was a gradual healing process underway in the labor market, but that the process was not driven by construction. Hatzius stated that there was quite a lot of...

When Goldman Sachs called for QE3 to be announced, many expected it would be hinted at, or perhaps even announced at Jackson Hole. Obviously that was not the case, with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke not announcing any plans. Bernanke did leave the door open at Jackson Hole, but nothing...

Friday, August 26. Jackson Hole, Wyoming. For a place renowned for its beauty, peace and serenity, Friday will be one of the busiest, and perhaps the most important day in the history of this small, historic, skiing and fly-fishing resort. Of course, this is where the Federal Reserve's annual...

Yesterday stocks soared on what the Federal Reserve had to say, as it intends to leave rates alone until at least mid-2013 due to a weak economy. For about 30 minutes, the equity markets jumped, then plunged, then sputtered around, until Goldman Sachs came out and saved the day, at least for a...

Jan Hatzius, the prestigious economist at Government, err Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) came out with a report this morning and told us to expect some kind of QE3 announcement when the Federal Reserve meets next week. This is from his note this morning, thanks to ZeroHedge: "We have lowered our...

Jan Hatzius, chief economists at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) said that as the government reduces fiscal policy, economic growth will drag. Hatzius said that he sees a modest uptick in interest rates over the next year, but does not expect anything major. He said he sees the Federal Reserve ending...

Jan Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs, appeared on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart" with hosts Carol Massar and Matt Miller today, to talk about Goldman's call for 18% gain in stocks this year as well as trends in jobs, inflation and other data indicators. Excerpts and the video links...

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) said this morning that it thinks the eventual dollar amount on QE2 could be $2 trillion when all is said and done. Chief economist Jan Hatzius said that the Fed could do a purchase of $500 billion over a span of 6 months, or do a $100 billion a month program. In a note to...

Bloomberg is reporting today that Goldman Sachs Group's (NYSE: GS) Jan Hatzius said that the U.S. economy is likely to be “fairly bad” or “very bad” over the next six to nine months. Mr. Hatzius said, “We see two main scenarios: A fairly bad one in which the economy grows at a 1 1/2 percent to 2...

According to an article on CNBC, most of the companies in the S&P 500 index have reported upbeat second quarter results. With Thomson Reuters figures reflecting higher-than-expected results by three-fourths of the member companies, companies and investors have declared that this earnings season...