Macro Strategy Outlook Series: Are Europe’s Central Banks Behind the Curve?
Join Jamie Rush, Chief European Economist at Bloomberg Economics in the first webinar of the Macro Strategy Outlook Series, for a conversation with some of Bloomberg’s leading economists and strategists. Together they’ll explore what central bank exit strategies mean for markets and how to model global economic risks with the Bloomberg Economics Forecast Model (SHOK ).
Discussion Topics
- The economic impact of the war in Ukraine on Europe and the U.K.
- How the European Central Bank and Bank of England’s thinking is evolving
- How monetary policy will shape the outlook for markets with a focus on fixed income and currencies
Speakers

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

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).

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.

Huw Worthington
European Rates Analyst
Bloomberg
Huw Worthington is European Rates Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Based in London, Huw has more than 20 years of experience covering developed European Rates markets. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 2018, Huw was European Rates Strategist at Barclays Capital. Prior to Barclays Huw was a Stockbroker for Charterhouse Securities from 1991 to 1999. Huw holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Birmingham and a Master of Business Administration from Manchester Business School.

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