Insights

Every time I meet with a group of tech company CEOs they say the same thing: hiring world-class talent is one of their biggest challenges. They struggle to find, attract and retain the engineering, scientific and technical talent they need to grow their businesses.

So when I saw the results of our annual Startup Outlook survey this year, I was not surprised. While nine in ten startup executives said they were hiring, an equal number said it is challenging - or extremely challenging - to find workers with the skills they need.

A lover's statement of "whatever it takes" can be quite believable.  But can a Central Banker make the assertion with the same credibility?

The FOMC had an uneventful meeting last week.  Uneventful, that is, if you consider ongoing balance sheet expansion as "nothing new."

Though it may be nothing new, the Fed's stubborn attitude toward the economy is ramping up the exit risk they will face once the economy catches hold.