Viewpoints by Megan E. Greene, Global Chief Economist at John Hancock Asset Management

Megan is global chief economist at John Hancock Asset Management, responsible for forecasting global macroeconomic and financial trends as well as analyzing the potential opportunities and impacts in support of the firm’s investment teams around the world. Previously, Megan ran her own London-based economics consulting practice, Maverick Intelligence, serving clients who leveraged her analysis of economic, political, policy and social developments and the impact these were likely to have on the global economy. Prior to that, she was director of European Economics at Roubini Global Economics and the euro crisis expert at the Economist Intelligence Unit. Megan is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and serves on the advisory board of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard’s Kennedy School and Econofact. She is also on the external advisory board of the Irish government’s Public Budget Office, which offers consulting on all fiscal issues, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in Political Economy from Princeton University and an M.Sc. in European Politics from Oxford University, Nuffield College.
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Between the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday and today’s jobs report, investors have had quite a bit of news to digest this week. We take a closer look.
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Growing together while splitting apart
Global Chief Economist Megan E. Greene believes that if there’s any immediate danger to the U.S. economy, it would be the equity markets. Find out why. -
U.S.-China trade agreement: a plan to discuss a plan
The U.S-China trade truce buys a little time to try to avert escalating tariffs, but the lack of details presents a cause for concern for investors. Learn why.Read more -
Habemus Brexit!
The UK government is in turmoil over the Prime Minister's hard-won Brexit deal. We look at the likelihood of it getting through Parliament and what's next for the UK.Read more -
Markets alone will determine Italy’s future
The best hope for resolving the row between Brussels and Rome over the Italian budget resides with the market—see Megan Greene’s take on the latest developments.Read more -
The trade war remains one of many mounting macro risks
Plus, see what works and what doesn't, as a retiring asset allocator reflects on lessons from four decades in investing. -
How central banks distort the predictive power of the yield curve
There's a good chance of an inverted yield curve by the end of 2019—but does it matter? We take a closer look at the yield curve's predictive powers and why this time may really be different.Read more -
The trade war is getting worse before it gets worse
U.S.-China trade wars will get worse before getting worse. See why there’s no turning back to the pre-Trump world trade order—and what’s likely to follow next.Read more -
Turkey—a symptom of larger challenges for emerging markets
Is Turkey's financial meltdown a local phenomenon or a warning sign for international investors? The answer: It's both.Read more -
Global growth divergence eclipses last year’s synchronized recovery
We’re near the point of maximum optimism in the cycle. This is about as good as it gets for financial markets—find out the implications for investors.
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