Joe Brusuelas
Chief Economist
RSM US
LLP
Joseph Brusuelas has over 20 years of experience in finance and economics and
specializes in analyzing the U.S. monetary policy, labor markets, fiscal policy,
economic indicators and the condition of the U.S. consumer. Prior to joining RSM
in July 2014, Brusuelas spent four years as a senior economist at Bloomberg, LP
and the Bloomberg Briefs newsletter group. As co-founder of the award winning
Bloomberg Economic Brief, Brusuelas was named as one of the 26 economists to
follow by the
Huffington Post. Earlier in his career, he was a director at
Moody's Analytics where he covered the U.S. and global economies for the Dismal
Scientist web-site. He also served as chief economist at Merk Investments LLC
and chief U.S. economist at IDEAglobal.
In his current role, Brusuelas provides macroeconomic perspective to help
clients anticipate and address the unique issues and challenges facing their
businesses and the industries in which they operate. He also produces monthly
economic reports for the middle market and for key industries within that
market.
Brusuelas regularly appears on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and is
frequently quoted by the financial press on the U.S. and global economies. He is
the co-author of Forex Analysis and Trading: Effective Top-Down Strategies
Combining Fundamental, Position, and Technical Analyses, and the upcoming "It’s
Worse Than You Think: The US Economy and the Decline of the American Middle
Class," both published by Wiley.
Professional Affiliations and Credentials
• National Association of
Business Economists and American Economic Association
Education
• Bachelor of Arts, political science, San Diego State
University
• Master of Arts, political science, San Diego State
University
• Doctor of Philosophy, political economy and public policy,
University of Southern California
July 2016