Deep Dive: United States
Strong outlook for growth balanced by medium-term fiscal challenges
The US growth outlook remains strong as the economy continues to rebound from the pandemic shock, supported by ongoing normalization of services sector activity, government fiscal support and accommodative monetary policy. However, a significant rise in the government’s debt burden from pandemic relief spending will exacerbate medium-term fiscal challenges once interest rates start to rise.
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SpeakersAnne Van Praagh Managing Director – Global Head of Public, Project and Infrastructure Finance Moody’s Ratings
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Anne Van Praagh is Global Head of the Public, Project & Infrastructure Finance Group for Moody’s Ratings, overseeing credit ratings and research on public sector entities worldwide.
Prior to this role, Anne led the Sovereign Risk Group in 2021 and 2022. Anne was head of Ratings Research from 2019 to early 2022, driving the content and engagement strategy for 20,000 research publications published annually. In 2016, Anne launched the Credit Strategy & Research group, setting Moody’s macroeconomic and “house views” on emerging risk trends and coordinating Moody’s credit response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Previously she held roles as MD for Sovereign Risk in the Americas, Middle East and APAC, Chief Credit Officer for Public Sector Ratings, and lead analyst for US infrastructure, states and local governments. She also spent three years as vice president in Morgan Stanley’s public finance investment banking team advising on $25 billion in financings.
Anne began her career as a speechwriter at the US Department of Defense in the Clinton Administration. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. She is married with two daughters.