It’s a new year, yet the chapter is not quite closed on many of 2021’s economic stories. The fast-spreading Omicron variant is pushing infection numbers to record levels around the world. Central bank policymakers continue to pursue a more hawkish stance in response to rising inflation, with an earlier rate hike timeline on the horizon. In this month’s webcast, Chief Economist Eric Lascelles explains how these and other economic themes are factoring into a moderately lower growth forecast for the first quarter of 2022.

Click here for the full webcast; RBC GAM Monthly Economic Webcast.