Inflation, Recession and the Global Economic Outlook

Javier Blas

Opinion Columnist

Bloomberg L.P.

Javier Blas is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. Previously, he was the chief energy correspondent at Bloomberg News, and before the commodities editor at the Financial Times. A native of Spain, Blas graduated from the University of Navarra. He’s the co-author of the bestseller “The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.”

Audrey Childe-Freeman

Chief G10 Currency Strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence

Bloomberg

Audrey Childe-Freeman is Chief G10 Currency Strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence, based in London, with expertise in G10 FX, macroeconomics and central banking. Before joining BI, Audrey was the founder, Managing Director and Chief Strategist of FX Knowledge Ltd. Prior to FX Knowledge, she was head of Foreign Exchange Strategy at BMO Capital Markets and global head of Currency Strategy and European head of Currency Strategy at JP Morgan Private Bank. In previous roles, Audrey was Senior Currency Strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman and Head of European Economics at CIBC. Audrey holds a master’s degree in Economics from Birkbeck College (University of London), a degree (Maitrise) in Economics from the University of Montpellier (France).

Ziad Daoud

Chief Middle East Economist

Bloomberg L.P.

Ziad Daoud is the Chief Middle East Economist for Bloomberg Economics. Prior to joining Bloomberg in September 2017, he was the Head of Economics at QNB Group, leading a team to produce analysis on the Middle East as well as the global economy. Previously, he worked as an economist at Fulcrum Asset Management where his research focused on the interaction between the macro economy and financial markets. He holds a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and a BSc in economics and statistics from University College London.

Hugo Disant

Head of Product & Market Specialists Western EU

Bloomberg

Hugo looks after Bloomberg's Market & Product Specialists for the western EU countries. The Team is composed of ex-market participants across most asset classes, bringing expertise to Bloomberg's in-house product design & engineers but also customers. Hugo has been working at Bloomberg for 15 years, where he occupied various positions across EMEA as a relationship manager and later as a sales leader. Hugo holds a Master's degree in finance from the Lille graduate business School and a Bachelor's degree in law from the Lyon III University

Stephanie Flanders

Senior Executive Editor

Bloomberg L.P.

Stephanie Flanders joined Bloomberg in October 2017 as Senior Executive Editor for Economics and head of Bloomberg Economics. In this new post she leads a combined group of more than 100 Bloomberg News economic reporters worldwide and 25 professional research economists. Stephanie came to Bloomberg from J P Morgan Asset Management, where she had been Chief Market Strategist for the UK and Europe since 2013. Stephanie was Economics Editor for the BBC from 2008 to 2013, where her national and global economic analysis was broadcast around the world and widely respected. Prior to joining the BBC, Stephanie was a speechwriter and senior advisor to US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers in the second Clinton Administration, where she was closely involved in the management of emerging market crises and other major economic issues from 1997 to 2001. She has also worked as an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and London Business School. She is an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford and a Fellow of the Society of Professional Economics. In 2016 she was appointed to Chair the Royal Society of Arts' Inclusive Growth Commission, which delivered its final report in 2017.

Dan Hanson

U.K. Chief Economist

Bloomberg

Dan is a senior economist covering the U.K. for Bloomberg Economics in London. He has over a decade of experience analyzing the British economy. Before joining Bloomberg in 2015, he spent seven years at HM Treasury where he worked on a variety of macroeconomic issues.

Alex Isakov

Russia and CEE Economist

Bloomberg L.P.

Alex Isakov is the Russia and CEE Economist for Bloomberg Economics.
Previously, Alex was Chief Economist for Russia and CIS at Russia's largest investment bank, VTB Capital, and researcher at the Bank of Russia.

Simon Kennedy

Senior Executive Editor for Economics

BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:QVS LONDON

Simon Kennedy is Senior Executive Editor for Economics at Bloomberg News. In two decades at Bloomberg, Simon has served as chief international economics correspondent, managing editor for Brexit and London bureau chief.

Tom Orlik

Chief Economist

BLOOMBERG/ ECONOMICS WASHINGTON DC

Tom Orlik is Bloomberg’s Chief Economist, based in Washington DC. Previously, Tom was the Chief Asia economist for Bloomberg and China economics correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, based in Beijing. Prior to eleven years in China, he was an advisor to the UK Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund and policy analyst at the British Treasury and European Commission. He is the author of Understanding China’s Economic Indicators and China: The Bubble that Never Pops.

David Powell

Senior Euro-Area Economist

Bloomberg L.P.

David Powell is a senior euro-area economist for Bloomberg Economics in London.
He previously worked at Bank of America - Merrill Lynch.
David is the author of 'The Trader's Guide to the Euro Area: Economic Indicators, the ECB and the Euro Crisis.' He holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and is a CFA charterholder.

Jamie Rush

Chief European Economist

Bloomberg L.P.

Jamie has been Chief European Economist for Bloomberg Economics in London since 2015. He previously worked at the British Treasury, the New Zealand Treasury and the U.K. Office for Budget Responsibility. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Sheffield.

Bjorn Van Roye

Head of Global Economic Modeling

Bloomberg L.P.

Björn van Roye (PhD) is the Head of Global Economic Modelling for Bloomberg Economics in Madrid. He previously worked as a Team Lead Economist at the European Central Bank and a Research economist at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. He is also visiting Professor of Advanced Macroeconomics at the University of Oxford.

David Wilcox

Director of US Economic Research

Bloomberg L.P.

David Wilcox is director of U.S. economic research at Bloomberg Economics. From 2011 to 2018, he was director of the Federal Reserve Board’s Division of Research and Statistics, and served as a senior adviser to three Fed chairs.

Anna Wong

Chief U.S. Economist

Bloomberg

Before joining Bloomberg as chief US economist, Anna Wong worked as principal economist at federal reserve board of governors, chief international economist at White House council of economist, and deputy director of office of international economic analysis at US Treasury.