Webinar Recording: What’s Ahead for 2027, An Economic Briefing with Dr. Chris Kuehl
Originally published on October 25, 2026
If your 2027 budget keeps changing before it’s final, you’re not the only one. Rates, inflation, tariffs and trade policy are shaping nearly every planning conversation manufacturers are having right now, and each one pulls on the others. A tariff change moves material prices. Material prices move your margins. Rates decide whether a capital project happens this year or waits until next.
In this on-demand briefing, recorded October 8, 2026, James Moore partner Mike Sibley, CPA, sits down with Dr. Chris Kuehl, economist for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA). They cover where the economy stands and what Chris expects heading into 2027. Chris works with manufacturers every day, so this isn’t an hour of economic theory. It’s a practical read on the forces behind your numbers and what they mean for the decisions in front of you.
The conversation covers:
- Where interest rates and borrowing costs are likely to go, and what that means for financing
- What inflation and material prices could do to your 2027 budget
- How tariffs, trade policy and global uncertainty could reach your costs, suppliers and customers
- How to price when your inputs won’t sit still
- When it makes sense to commit to capital spending, and when it may pay to wait
If you’re building a 2027 plan without a clear view of the conditions behind it, this is an hour well spent. Watch the recording, then contact our Manufacturing Services Team to talk through what it means for your business.
Presenters:
Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Director, Armada Corporate Intelligence; Economist, Fabricators and Manufacturers Association
Mike Sibley, CPA, LSS Black Belt, Partner and Manufacturing Services Team Leader, James Moore
