Ben Clark

Analyst

Corporates

Phone: +1 484 731 2809

About Ben

Ben is a rotational analyst within the Global Corporates sector, working with organizations to develop and maintain risk management programs across the interest rate, foreign exchange, and commodities asset classes. Ben graduated from Haverford College with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in International Studies from Bryn Mawr College, focusing on international economics and development.

Publications

Market Update

ECB sets record rate hike

A slow economic week was highlighted by the ECB hiking interest rates by 0.75% in response to high inflation and rising energy costs. Jerome Powell reiterated the Fed’s commitment to lower inflation, while WTI and Brent prices fell for the second straight week.

Market Update

Inflation hits 40-year high while euro reaches parity with U.S. dollar

Inflation increased by 9.1% year-over-year in June, marking the highest rate of inflation since November 1981. June retail sales beat expectations but consumer sentiment is still historically low. For the first time since 2002, the euro reached parity with the U.S. dollar.

Market Update

Fed raises rates amid a plethora of employment data

The Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate by 50 bps, bringing in the largest hike since 2000 in an effort to fight the highest inflation rate the country has seen in 40 years. Job openings and job quits hit record highs in March, while April nonfarm payrolls came in above expectations.

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Expertise

Corporates

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