Economist - Financial Research - BFS

Financial Research:Economist

- Follow, analyze, and summarize important developments related to global economic conditions, central bank policies, and financial data from different sources.

- Develop and maintain quantitative models to forecast macroeconomic data and assess the outlook for economic conditions, global interest rates, and exchange rates.

- Research methodology documents provided by government statistical agencies.

- Work with front office groups to develop models related to discretionary and systematic trading opportunities.

- Aid front office data analysis efforts by collaborating closely with technology development teams.

- Maintain dashboards to monitor the output from various models and keep track of macroeconomic as well as financial market movements.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR :

- A master's in economics or a closely related field, or a Ph.D. (or equivalent qualification), with two to five years of relevant experience and robust empirical/econometric skills.

- Knowledge of interactions between economic developments, financial databases like Bloomberg, and statistical packages like E-views.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.