Scott Balta

Associate

Corporates | Kennett Square, PA

Phone: +1 484.731.3023

About Scott

Scott is an analyst within Chatham’s Corporates Sector, specializing in foreign currency, interest rate, and commodity risk management. Prior to Chatham, he spent a year in the General Course at the London School of Economics, and graduated summa cum laude from Bucknell University with a BS in Mathematical Economics.

Publications

Market Update

Markets mixed as focus turns to 2023

Markets were largely quiet around the holidays, with strength in the jobs market and signs of reduced inflation helping to provide some risk-on sentiment. At the same time, the rise in COVID cases in China put downward pressure on demand forecasts for next year.

Market Update

Latest U.S. inflation reading spurs optimism in markets

The latest U.S. CPI reading came in lower than economists expected last Thursday, leading to a big rally in equities and overshadowing the market impact of midterm elections. The U.S. dollar fell sharply in response to the news.

Market Update

August inflation data spurs risk-off sentiment in markets

The latest U.S. CPI reading came in higher than economists expected last Tuesday, leading to sell-offs in equity markets and a resurgence of recessionary fears as the next FOMC meeting approaches.

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Expertise

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

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