Can U.S. Healthcare handle another PEAK COVID surge? We’ll get the answer to that and other economic questions now with our Chief Equity Strategist and Economist, John Blank.

1. I know you’ve done research on this. What did you come up with?

2. You wrote recently that Elevated Core Consumer Price Inflation and the COVID pandemic go hand-in-hand. In which way?

3. What about the labor force?

4. Let’s look at the big economic picture here. What is GDP growth looking like for this year?

5. Will the ongoing pandemic have an impact on that growth?

6. Did this week’s Fed policy meeting signal any shift in Fed policy, especially regarding the timing of rate hikes this year?

7. The Q4 earnings season is underway. Against this economic background we’ve discussed, how successful do you think companies will be in maintaining decent profit margins, especially retailers?

8. Let’s look at a few retail stocks on your radar now. There’s Home Depot (HD Quick QuoteHD - Free Report) , Lowes (LOW Quick QuoteLOW - Free Report) and Autozone (AZO Quick QuoteAZO - Free Report) .

9. In light of what we’ve discussed, are healthcare stocks risky now?

Our Chief Equity Strategist & Economist, John Blank, with his latest economic assessment. With John, I’m Terry Ruffolo.