Capital Economics for Investment Banking
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Latest macroeconomic insights for investment banks
Gain a holistic understanding of what's happening in global markets and how macroeconomic events may impact your investments.
We refer to the email alerts from Capital Economics on a daily basis and the website for specific research. The relevancy, synthetic format and quality of the underlying analysis is what we value most.
Capital Economics delivers value to your bottom line
We partner with a wide range of investment banks to help them anticipate turning points in economic and market cycles, to identify opportunities as macro narratives shift, and to understand how longer-term changes in the global economy will affect their investments. Whatever your strategy, our 70-plus global team of professional economists and personalised data solutions prepare you with the insight you need to stay ahead of the curve.
Interpret complex macroeconomic issues quickly and explain their market implications
Our economists deeply understand the interactions between the economy, inflation, and monetary policy. In times of uncertainty and rapid change, we provide crucial insights to help you navigate incoming headwinds and identify opportunities.
We help you make sense of shifts through clear, concise analysis that is designed to help you cut through the noise to focus on what matters most for your investments. Our clients value our analysis to challenge their own thinking and view economic events from another perspective.
Identify major macroeconomic trends early and highlight their implications on markets and investments
Our insights go beyond simply reporting what is happening; we make it relevant for our clients by providing a full spectrum of research, data and potential impacts from economic events and policy decisions.
Our original views that empower more insightful investment decisions and source new investment opportunities. What's more, we help our clients thoroughly evaluate investment decisions by explaining why things might happen and providing evidence on why our view is accurate and actionable.
Challenge conventional wisdom through the collective expertise of our team
Our independent analysis and market-leading calls are informed by a wide range of different perspectives that help you confidently make strategic decisions that challenge conventional thinking.
Our unique approach leverages the deep knowledge of our entire global economist team, generating holistic views across markets and sectors that are trusted by thousands of investors every day.
Dedicated support for users across the organisation
Different teams have unique needs and uses for macroeconomic insight in their daily workflows. Capital Economics is uniquely positioned to enable them to all drive better business outcomes through our tailored insight and analysis.
Investment Management
CIOs, investment managers and portfolio managers depend on trustworthy macroeconomic data and analysis to inform and influence their portfolio allocations. Capital Economics provides holistic coverage of the global economy which helps portfolio managers spot new opportunities for investment while also managing exposure risks by providing in-depth analysis across over 100 markets, economies and sectors.
Investment Analysts
Analyst teams within real estate investors need to translate macroeconomic events into medium- and long-term forecasts to support their internal stakeholders. Capital Economics has a 20+ year track record of trustworthy, independent and accurate forecasts. With CE Advance research teams can benefit from the full scope of our award-winning forecasts across every major economy and sector.
Risk Management
Risk management teams depend on trustworthy data and insights to inform their models, forecasts and stakeholders. Our award-winning analysis helps them spot trends, predict business implications and better prepare their organisations to react in times of volatility.
In-house Economists
In-house economists use leverage Capital Economics' analysis to compliment and enhance their own research and recommendations. They can access all the data behind our forecasts and easily incorporate it into their own models. Many in-house teams use our holistic, global coverage to fill gaps across their internal teams and help them identify opportunities outside of their core areas of focus.
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Featured Economists
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John Higgins
Chief Markets Economist
John Higgins is Capital Economics’ Chief Markets Economist, with overall responsibility for our Capital Daily, Global Markets, Asset Allocation and FX Markets services. Prior to joining the company in 2008, he worked at Stone & McCarthy Research Associates, where he was Senior Economist covering the euro area, and before that at Nomura International plc in London, where he was Head of Economic and Credit Research within the fixed income division. John is a graduate of the University of Exeter.
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Jennifer McKeown
Chief Global Economist
Jennifer McKeown is Chief Global Economist at Capital Economics. She leads a team of economists producing research on global themes and works closely with economists across Capital Economics’ regional services to shape the global view and to draw out the key implications of our forecasts. She is an important point of contact for many clients and presents frequently on the global economic outlook in person and at online events, as well as appearing regularly on TV and radio. Prior to becoming Chief Global Economist, Jennifer was Chief Europe Economist at Capital Economics. She joined the company from the Bank of England, where she also specialised in the economics of the euro-zone. She holds an MSc in economics from University College London and a BA in economics from the University of East Anglia.
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Paul Ashworth
Chief North America Economist
Paul Ashworth is our Chief North America Economist, with overall responsibility for our coverage of the US and Canada. He joined Capital Economics in 2001 and has led our Toronto office since 2007. Paul joined Capital Economics from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) where he worked on their large-scale model of the global economy and was responsible for coverage of various countries, including Canada and Germany. He holds degrees in Mathematics and Economics from Strathclyde and Warwick Universities, and his PhD thesis focused on asymmetry and asymmetric adjustment in macroeconomics.