Through the TradePrism: Making Sense of Global Trade Disruptions
Date: 10 July
Tariffs, shifting supply chains, and rising geopolitical tensions are redrawing the global trade map. Join our global trade and China experts as they unpack the forces behind today’s trade disruptions and discuss what’s next for cross-border flows. Powered by insights from our TradePrism forecasting platform, the conversation will explore recent developments, changes to the near- and long-term trade outlook and how businesses can navigate the increasingly fragmented world.
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Ben Udy
Lead Economist, OE Australia
Ben Udy
Lead Economist, OE Australia
Sydney, Australia
Ben is a lead economist at Oxford Economics Australia working on the Australian Macroeconomic Service, and TradePrism. Prior to joining Oxford Economics ben has worked as a macroeconomic consultant in the private sector in Singapore and Australia and for the Treasury in New Zealand.
Harry Murphy Cruise
Head of Economic Research and Global Trade
Harry Murphy Cruise
Head of Economic Research and Global Trade
Sydney, Australia
Harry Murphy Cruise is the Head of Economic Research and Global Trade at Oxford Economics Australia. He leads the Australian Macroeconomic Service and global trade initiatives, including TradePrism. Harry frequently provides insights to major media outlets, including CNBC, BBC, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal. His research primarily focuses on global trade and investment flows, with particular interest in the challenges and opportunities of economic decoupling.
Harry holds a master’s degree in international and development economics from the Australian National University and a bachelor’s degree in arts and commerce from Monash University. He is a PhD candidate at ANU, exploring the role of China’s diverse households and firms in the country’s economic transition.
Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Harry was the Head of China and Australia Economics at Moody’s Analytics. He was previously responsible for Australian state and territory analysis at Deloitte Access Economics.
Louise Loo
Head of Asia Economics
Louise Loo
Head of Asia Economics
Singapore
Louise Loo is the Head of Asia Economics at Oxford Economics. She leads the firm’s macroeconomic research and forecasting efforts on Greater China.
Prior to joining Oxford Economics, she was a senior economist at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. At Goldman Sachs, she was also a long-term advisor to China Ministry of Finance and the China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with regards to their sovereign credit ratings.
Louise is a regular contributor to various international financial news outlets and has earned Economics and public policy degrees with Sheffield University and Columbia University.
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