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Vikas Patel

Program Manager vikas@employamerica.org

About

Vikas’s role as Program Manager at Employ America encompasses a wide scope of work, coordinating across program, communications, fundraising, and earned revenue activities to ensure our work is mission-focused, high quality, useful, and sustainable. He manages our MacroSuite premium research service, and collaborates with our economists and policy analysts to plan, publish, and promote our work strategically.

Holding a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Indiana University Bloomington, Vikas was previously a political campaign consultant and strategist, serving as Policy Director and Deputy Chief of Staff for congressional campaigns in New York City.

Based in New York, NY, Vikas also spends significant time in Mexico City. When he’s not working, he enjoys cooking, playing golf, going to the gym, and watching sports.

Vikas Patel's Work

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Soft, but not dire.

Composite Activity edges down ~0.01σ to +1.16σ since September 25.

Summary Month-over-month core PCE came in at +25bps (vs 28bps nowcast) while the year-over-year core PCE reading came in at 3.01% (vs 3.14% nowcast). While headlines noted that today's reading were a downside miss, the month-over-month core PCE reading was

In 2026, the Fed moved from an easing bias to a hold to a hike, catching up to the data with a lag at every stage. We look back at how (1) a bottoms-up read of inflation, (2) a careful reading of the labor market, and (3) close tracking of the full FOMC put us ahead of the hawkish turn.

Composite Activity edges down ~0.02σ to +1.17σ since September 17.

Composite Activity rose ~0.01σ to +1.19σ since September 1.

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