Samantha Aitken

Rotational

Corporates | Kennett Square, PA

Phone: +1 484.731.0252

About Samantha

Samantha is a rotational analyst on Chatham’s Global Corporates team, working with corporations to develop and support effective risk management programs across interest rate, foreign exchange, and commodity asset classes.

Samantha graduated magna cum laude from Villanova University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a minor in business.

Publications

Market Update

Non-farm payrolls underwhelm at last; Fed stays firm on work to be done

Fiscal & Monetary Policy
LIBOR Transition

Job growth stuns in the reverse direction for a change, coming in below expectations for June. Fed officials keep a busy speaking schedule as they add details to their plans but remain consistent overall in their messaging.

Article

Inflation making its way down, markets remain opposed to Fed on future of rates

Fiscal & Monetary Policy

Inflation reached two-year lows in April, encouraging markets to maintain their stance that rate cuts are coming soon. Meanwhile, Fed officials have kept their options open on the path forward for rates for the rest of the year.

Market Update

Chair Powell speaks, but the market may not listen

The Federal Open Market Committee and market expectations remain at a fork in the road, as the former prepares for a potential rate plateau while the latter is ready for rate cuts. In the United Kingdom, the Bank of England is still working to weather resilient inflation.

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Expertise

Corporates
Interest Rate Risk Management
Foreign Currency Risk Management
Commodity Risk Management
Hedge Accounting

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