A Macro Hedge Fund with over $10B in AUM is looking to bring on an economist to assist PMs and sit on the trading desk.
Responsibilities:
- Analyzing central bank communications
- Understanding themes in monetary policy
- Updating GDP and inflation forecasts Understanding market consensus expectations for central bank policy
- Studying economic data, analyzing key data releases in real-time, and determining implications for business cycle and central bank policy
- Providing written analysis to be shared with portfolio management teams, as well as investors
Requirements:
- 3-7 years of experience at the Federal Reserve Board, regional Reserve bank, sell-side bank, or hedge fund
- Deep understanding of US economic data and a sense of key data in other developed markets
- Strong analytic capabilities
- Familiarity with Haver Analytics
- Strong excel skills
