Economics, Central Banking, and Commentary by Danielle DiMartino Booth

Danielle DiMartino Booth is the founder and chief strategist of Quill Intelligence (QI Research LLC) and a former advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, where she served for over 15 years on monetary policy and financial stability. She previously worked in fixed income, public equity, and private equity markets at Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette after earning her BBA and MBA in Finance and International Business. Her book Fed Up established her as a top Fed critic.

Although not a crypto expert, her macroeconomic insights, particularly on inflation expectations and Federal Reserve strategies, inform how digital-asset investors assess hedging strategies. She regularly appears on Bloomberg, CNBC, and podcasts with audiences over 100,000 viewers per episode, making her a visible macro voice with spillover into crypto.

Her firm QI Research generates subscription revenue in the seven-figure range annually, and she commands fees of $25,000–$40,000 per keynote appearance. With a growing client base of hedge funds and crypto asset managers, her forecasts often shift market positioning in both traditional and digital assets.

  • Ivan Andriyenko
  • 30.06.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Pressures rising for bottom 90 percent of U.S. consumers
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, reflects on the resilience of the American consumer, noting that while the consumer as a whole remains strong, significant pressures ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 20.06.2026
Dot plot omission and brief statement prompt questions, Danielle DiMartino Booth notes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, raises questions regarding the absence of a submitted dot for the dot plot and the brevity of a Federal Reserve statement. She also ...
  • Hlib Chabaniuk
  • 19.06.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Losses impact lending standards in credit markets
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights that losses are currently being realized in the market. She raises questions about how these losses could influence ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 17.06.2026
Lending standards tighten amid rising multifamily losses, Danielle DiMartino Booth notes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights the volatility in recent data series, noting interest in whether these trends will persist into June. She points to ...
  • Andrey Mastykin
  • 10.06.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Gasoline prices fell from $4.60 peak in May to $4.15 nationwide
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights recent shifts in retail gasoline prices across the U.S. According to DiMartino Booth, average pump prices peaked at $4.60 ...
  • Elena Nikulina
  • 09.06.2026
Industrial was considered teflon in CRE a year ago, Danielle DiMartino Booth notes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, recalls that the industrial segment of commercial real estate was viewed as especially resilient only a year ago. She observes that ...
  • Andreas Kristo
  • 06.06.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Consumer credit growth rises to 2.6 percent in first quarter
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights an uptick in consumer credit growth in the first quarter. The annualized rate increased to 2.6 percent, compared with 2.1 ...
  • Anastasiia Chabaniuk
  • 04.06.2026
Sales volumes at top U.S. staples have been negative most quarters, Danielle DiMartino Booth notes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights data from Adam Josephson at Sakonnet Research showing that average sales volumes at 15 of the largest U.S. staples, ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 28.05.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: U.S. housing supply slightly above balanced market threshold
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, contends that 9.4 months of housing supply in the U.S. is just above the level typically considered a balanced market. She suggests ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 26.05.2026
Universal Basic Income resulted in double-digit inflation and failed beneficiaries, Danielle DiMartino Booth argues
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, criticizes Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a failed policy experiment. She warns that UBI previously caused double-digit inflation, ...
  • Dmytro Kharkov
  • 21.05.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Kevin Warsh faces tougher path as majority now support rate hikes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, commented on the challenges facing Kevin Warsh regarding potential Federal Reserve policy changes. She highlighted that a majority ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 19.05.2026
Teen summer hiring expected at 790,000 in 2026, Danielle DiMartino Booth notes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, questions the validity of the U.S. Federal Reserve's "low hire, low fire" narrative in light of new data on teen employment. ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 17.05.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Questions implications of .834 truflation gap for discretionary spending
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, addressed questions regarding her integrity and posed a query about the significance of a .834 differential between truflation ...
  • Igor Krasulya
  • 15.05.2026
Global commodities outlook assessed in latest report, Danielle DiMartino Booth examines
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, offers an overview of global economic and commodities trends in her latest edition of The Weekly Quill. The commentary addresses ...
  • Ivan Andriyenko
  • 14.05.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Margin debt should be viewed as a percentage of U.S. GDP
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, questions the practice of looking at margin debt figures, such as $1.3 trillion, in isolation. She emphasizes the importance of ...
  • Andrey Mastykin
  • 12.05.2026
Oil exceeds $100 per barrel and sentiment grows in energy sector, Danielle DiMartino Booth notes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO and founder at Quill Intelligence, comments on the upbeat sentiment within the Midland Wildcat Committee due to WTI oil prices surpassing $100 per barrel. She ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 09.05.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Ongoing tug-of-war between stagflation risks and economic forces
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights the ongoing struggle between stagflation risks and other economic factors in her latest Weekly Quill commentary. The ...
  • Igor Krasulya
  • 04.05.2026
Home affordability challenged by higher entry costs, Danielle DiMartino Booth notes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO and founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights mounting financial pressures in the housing market, including elevated home prices and mortgage rates. She emphasizes ...
  • Iryna Sazhynska
  • 02.05.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Spirit Airlines, Estee Lauder, Cboe, and KPMG announce large job cuts
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights significant workforce reductions across several companies. According to Booth, Spirit Airlines is set to cut 15,000 ...
  • Mikhail Vnuchkov
  • 29.04.2026
Job insecurity at deeply recessionary levels, Danielle DiMartino Booth notes
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO / Founder at Quill Intelligence, highlights growing concerns about job security in the U.S. economy. She observes that job insecurity readings have reached levels ...
  • Hanna Syniavska
  • 20.04.2026
Danielle DiMartino Booth: Gambling on future of Americans retirement in weekly briefing
Danielle DiMartino Booth has released a new edition of The Weekly Quill, focusing on the challenges surrounding the future of Americans' retirement. The discussion is now live and centers on ...