Business Q&A: February 9, 2026, 7pm-8pm. Location: Thomas 124 (Cooper Auditorium), Marietta College
Topic: Which Macro Indicators Matter and Which Ones Do Not
ERT Luncheon: February 10, 2026, Noon to 1:30pm. Location: Parkersburg Country Club
Topic: Which Macro Indicators Matter and Which Ones Do Not
Jim Bianco is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. Since 1990 Jim’s commentaries have
offered a unique perspective on the global economy and financial markets. Unencumbered by the biases of
traditional Wall Street research, Jim has built a decades-long reputation for objective, incisive commentary that
challenges consensus thinking. In nearly 20 years at Bianco Research, Jim’s wide-ranging commentaries have
addressed monetary policy, the intersection of markets and politics, the role of government in the economy,
fund flows, and positioning in financial markets.
Jim appears regularly on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business, and is often featured in the Wall Street Journal,
Bloomberg News, Grant's Interest Rate Observer, and MarketWatch. Before joining Arbor and Bianco Research,
Jim was a Market Strategist in equity and fixed income research at UBS Securities and Equity Technical Analyst at
First Boston and Shearson Lehman Brothers. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and a member of the
Market Technicians Association (MTA). Jim has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Marquette
University (1984) and an MBA from Fordham University (1989).