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Asha G. Bangalore
Vice President & Economist
The Northern Trust Company

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08/07/2009 July Employment Report – Moderation of Jobless is Noteworthy
08/06/2009 Jobless Claims Data are Mildly Positive, Verification Awaited...
08/05/2009 Mixed News from Second-Tier Reports
08/03/2009 ISM Manufacturing Report - Overall Tone is Positive and Noteworthy
12/03/2008 ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Plunges to Record Low
11/13/2008 International Trade: Reduction in Exports Partly Related to Boeing Strike
11/10/2008 Major Destinations of China’s Exports
10/14/2008 Treasury, Fed, and FDIC Implement New Measures of Support...
09/25/2008 Economic Data Underscore Weakness in Home Sales, Hiring, and Factory Activity
09/16/2008 FOMC Holds Federal Funds Rate Steady
09/11/2008 Oil Bill Accounts for Widening of Trade Gap in July
09/02/2008 Factory Sector Has Been in Slump during the Past Year
08/29/2008 Consumer Spending: Strong Likelihood of Decline in Q3
08/28/2008 Q2 GDP Is History, Focus Should Be on the Future
08/25/2008 Although Sales of Existing Homes Increased, Inventory of Unsold Homes...
08/22/2008 Bernanke Remarks Reinforce View That Fed is on Hold, for Now
08/18/2008 Home Builders Survey Sends Gloomy Message Once Again
08/11/2008 Credit Conditions Remain Unfavorable Despite Fed’s Attempt...
08/04/2008 Outlook for Consumer Spending Remains Gloomy
07/18/2008 Equity Prices of Major World Markets in Pictures – Update
07/15/2008 Chairman Bernanke’s Testimony – Expected Important Shift in Emphasis
07/07/2008 Incoming Data Present Discouraging Outlook for U.S. Exports
06/11/2008 Inflation Expectations, Market Forecast of Federal Funds Rate, and History
06/10/2008 Mr. Bernanke Attempts to Prop Up Dollar
06/09/2008 Additional Evidence Necessary to Call Bottom of Housing Market
05/29/2008 Will Corporate Profits Deliver in 2008?
05/28/2008 April Durable Goods Orders - Beware of One-Off Events
05/14/2008 Mild Moderation in Consumer Prices
05/12/2008 Equity Prices of Major World Markets � Recovery Is Here?
05/08/2008 Further Thoughts on the Senior Loan Officers Survey
05/07/2008 Productivity Advances in Q1, Partly Due to Decline in Hours Worked
05/06/2008 Is Financial Market Stress Receding?
05/05/2008 Favorable Impact of Fed�s Attempt to Ease Credit Market Conditions...
05/01/2008 ISM Factory Survey Indicates a Slow Pace of Contraction
04/25/2008 What Do We Know About Dollar Holdings in Official Foreign Exchange Reserves?
04/24/2008 New Home Sales � Turnaround Not Here Yet
04/23/2008 Bearish News about Nonresidential Construction
04/22/2008 Sales of Existing Homes � Bottom Lies Ahead?
04/21/2008 The Chicago Fed�s Index Consistent with Other Economic Data
04/18/2008 Japanese consumer confidence flickers
04/17/2008 Index of Leading Indicators Supports Forecast of Weak Economic Conditions
04/15/2008 Wholesale Sale Prices Stoke Concerns of Hawks, but Inflation is a Lagging Indicator
04/11/2008 Plunge in Consumer Sentiment Index Is Significant
04/10/2008 Widening of Trade Gap Supports Q1 GDP Forecast
04/09/2008 Indicators of Financial Market Stress
04/08/2008 Minutes of March 18 FOMC Meeting � Bearish Outlook for Economy
04/04/2008 Employment Data Confirm a Recession Is Underway
04/01/2008 ISM Manufacturing Survey � Details Point to Growing Loss of Momentum
03/28/2008 FOMC Meeting: Growth Is the Predominant Concern
03/26/2008 The Bell Curve of Doom? � The Case-Shiller Home Price Index
03/25/2008 Consumer Confidence Index Posts New Cycle Low
03/19/2008 If It Is Only a Mild Slowdown In Economic Activity...
03/14/2008 Tame Consumer Prices Gives More Wiggle Room to the Fed
03/12/2008 Equity Prices of Major World Markets in Pictures
03/10/2008 Duration and Reach of Financial Market Stress Challenging Fed
03/05/2008 ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey � Largely Soft Conditions
03/03/2008 ISM Manufacturing Survey � Factory Sector Failed to Grow in February

BIOGRAPHY

Asha G. Bangalore is Vice President and Economist at The Northern Trust Company, Chicago. Prior to joining the bank in 1994, she was Consultant to savings and loan institutions and commercial banks at Financial & Economic Strategies Corporation, Chicago. Ms. Bangalore was a faculty member of the Department of Economics, Trinity College, Connecticut, during 1990-1992. She was graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bangalore University, India. She received Master of Arts and Ph.D degrees in Economics from the University of Connecticut. Ms. Bangalore is a member of the National Association of Business Economists and the American Economic Association.

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