NORWICH
–
This
week’s
Economic
Outlook
Breakfast,
hosted
by
NBT
Bank
and
Commerce
Chenango,
featured
keynote
speaker
Ken
Entenmann,
NBT
Bank’s
Chief
Investment
Officer
and
Chief
Economist.
Entenmann
oversees
about
$6
billion
in
assets
at
NBT
and
is
a
graduate
of
Cornell
University
with
an
MBA
from
the
University
of
Rochester.
Entenmann
presented
a
detailed
analysis
of
the
nation’s
economic
standing
in
2025
and
predictions
for
more
stability
going
into
2026.
Expert
economic
expectations
for
2026
During
the
presentation,
Entenmann
addressed
the
economic
uncertainty
many
are
all
feeling
with
recent
national
announcements,
“I
heard
this
term
that
we’re
in
a
‘boom-cession’
which
is
a
combination
of
a
booming
economy
and
a
combination
of
a
recession,
depending
on
who
you
ask.
And
I
think
we
need
to
take
a
deep
breath
and
take
a
step
back
and
kind
of
put
things
in
perspective,
because
some
of
the
economic
data,
while
it’s
really
negative,
I
think
we
have
to
take
it
with
a
grain
of
salt.”
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He
contrasts
what
people
express
they
are
feeling
with
consumer
spending
data.