LGIM Blog - Christopher Jeffery, Head of Inflation and Rates Strategy

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Chris is Head of Macro within LGIM’s Asset Allocation team. He oversees LGIM’s Economic Research, Rates and Inflation, and the Multi-Asset Strategists and idea generators. He joined LGIM in 2014 from BNP Paribas Investment Partners where he worked as a senior economist and strategist within the Multi-Asset Solutions group. Prior to that, he worked as an economist within monetary analysis at the Bank of England with a focus on the UK domestic economy. Chris graduated from University College, Oxford in 2001 with a first class degree in philosophy, politics and economics. He also holds an Msc in economics (research) from the London School of Economics and is a CFA charterholder.

Other articles by Christopher Jeffery

Geography 1

Chart of the month: Geography lessons

How do French government bond spreads stack up compared to the fundamentals?

Fed CIO

Chart of the month: Bonds buck the trend

Bond markets normally rally after a rate cut, but not this time. What gives?

Fragile markets

Fragile markets vs. political risk

We believe periodic market disruptions are increasingly probable in late cycle. Enter the US election.

Yield curve

Reversion to ‘un-inversion’

Assessing the potential signaling value of the yield curve.

Topix COTM

Chart of the month: August angst in the Japanese equity market

What's happened historically following large one-day falls in a country’s stock market?

UK General

UK election: Implications for investors

We weigh what the Labour win means for the macro outlook – and what the vote tells us about longer-term themes.

France Finance

Are French public finances manageable?

The French election has captured the attention of global financial markets. The drama of an election campaign is always fascinating, especially when the political parties involved are polarised on major issues. But are the country’s key challenges political, or economic?

uncertain abound

Uncertainty abounds

With geopolitical tension rising, we consider a fundamental choice confronting investors, and what it takes to remain objective.

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From goldilocks to red riding hood

Illustrating the narrow path for US inflation levels: markets see a 90% chance of inflation falling into the 1.5-3.0% range in the next two years. We're not so sure.

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