Author: Sherry Cooper

For the first time in modern history, the Fed’s policymaking committee has announced an unemployment rate ‘threshold’—established at 6½% or lower.

I’ve always thrived on change. I love to redecorate and I never keep the same hairstyle for too long. Part of what I liked about my job as chief economist at Bank of Montreal was that no two days were the same. I travelled a lot on business, so the people around me and the…

A star was born 30 years ago, when a petite young U.S. economist moved to Toronto to join brokerage firm Burns Fry. Smart, stylish and tough, Sherry Cooper became the belle of Bay Street. Burns Fry was acquired by Bank of Montreal in 1994, and Cooper rose to become the bank’s chief economist in 2006….

Bank of Montreal, the country’s fourth-largest bank by assets, said chief economist Sherry Cooper will retire from the bank in January after a 30-year career. Cooper, 62, a member of the 12-economist Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Association, will retire Jan. 30, the Toronto-based bank said today in a statement. A replacement will…

Bank of Montreal chief economist Sherry Cooper is retiring after a 30-year career at BMO Financial Group. Cooper, an executive vice-president, plans to step down effective Jan. 30, the bank announced Monday. “Sherry has built a reputation throughout North America for her straightforward, engaging style,” president and CEO Bill Downe said. “She brings clarity to…

TORONTO, ON, December 10, 2012 – After a distinguished 30-year career at BMO Financial Group, Dr. Sherry Cooper, Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist, has decided to retire from the Bank, effective January 30, 2013. An award-winning economist and best-selling author, Dr. Cooper has led BMO’s respected team of economists since 2006. “Sherry has built a…

The first thing Sherry Cooper plans to do after she leaves her job is take a month off “and get my head around not having to come to First Canadian Place every day and then, you know, I’ll be open to different things, different opportunities.” After 30 years at Bank of Montreal, Ms. Cooper, 62,…

Sherry Cooper’s latest article on U.S. fiscal policy is available as an Adobe Acrobat document through this link from BMO Capital Markets Economics.