The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business launches the Finance Grand Challenges Speaker Series, delving into pressing financial topics like the 'Unsustainable U.S. Federal Budget.' Experts analyze economic trends, government spending, and revenue projections, offering insights and solutions for the future.

In an exceptional gathering of economic minds, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is set to host the inaugural ‘Finance Grand Challenges’ speaker series. The event, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12, will feature a panel of esteemed economists, all of whom have served under recent White House administrations.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Is the growing gig economy skewing the national labor market participation rate?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – When federal budgets are released from the White House Office of Management and Budget, there are typically a few holes here and there, some missing details, and perhaps some wishful thinking since the budget assumes that everything the president proposes will become enacted.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – The question of who will be the 45th U.S. president has been answered with the upset victory of Republican Donald Trump. Now many are asking what U.S. economic policy will look like under his administration. Experts from the University of Maryland's Robert H.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Democrats and Republicans are calling to reinstate a version of the Glass-Steagall Act, which from 1933 to 1999 separated investment banking (underwriting, issuing and distributing financial inst

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Last week, Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said that raising interest rates before the end of the year was "a live possibility," given what she described as the relatively strong performance by the economy.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted a forum on Global Market Volatility on Sept. 8, 2015, aimed at making sense of the recent tumult in international markets — notably in China, but also spilling over into other regions, including the United States.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Is "quarterly capitalism" a problem for the American economy? Hillary Clinton hopes to make the alleged short-term focus of corporations an issue in the 2016 presidential campaign.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The Senate-adopted bill giving President Obama “fast track” authority to conclude a free trade agreement with Asian nations remains in the balance despite earlier projections of House passage this week, Politico reports.  Economist