Avery Shenfeld is Managing Director and Chief Economist at CIBC, having been with the firm since 1993. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. One of the country’s most sought after commentators, he has consistently ranked as one of the top economists in a survey of Canadian institutional equity investors, and has received multiple awards for forecast accuracy in Canada and the US.
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Q1 contraction will give way to investing opportunities.
Avery Shenfeld, CIBC Chief Economist discusses how the outcome may soon lead to a scaled down version of a U.S. stimulus bill. He also talks about how Canadian energy companies may benefit and how the coronavirus remains the number one economic threat.