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Oxford Economics has spent decades helping clients understand the world economy. Alpine Macro helps investors navigate financial markets through independent investment strategy. Together, we have created an AI enabled platform where economic intelligence and investment insight work as one, linking macroeconomic forecasts directly to portfolio decisions.

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The Platform

Markets Have Changed.
Most Research Hasn’t.

The macro environment has changed, but most research remains fragmented. Investors often rely on multiple providers with disconnected perspectives, making it harder to connect economic developments to investment decisions before markets adjust.

    Why It Is Harder Now

    • Geopolitical fragmentation is reshaping trade and capital flows
    • Inflation drivers have changed, and with them, cross-asset correlations
    • Monetary and fiscal policy are diverging across major economies
    • Rapid innovation is now a primary driver of markets

Fragmented vendors

Different providers, different frameworks, different conclusions.

Conflicting views

One research provider is constructive, another is defensive. Without a common framework, investors are left to connect the dots on their own.

Slow to react

By the time the explanation arrives, the market has already moved.

What investors need is a trusted view of the world, and a direct path from economic insight to investment strategy.

WHY IT MATTERS

The solution to a fragmented
research stack

On the left, multiple providers producing separate answers to the same question. On the right, one integrated view that links economic forecasts, market implications, and investment strategy in a single workflow.

Typical buy-side stack.

BCA
Research
Capital
Economics Bloomberg
S&P
Global Morgan
Stanley Goldman
Sachs
Ned Davis
Research Renaissance
Macro Research
Absolute Strategy
Research 13D Research
& Strategy Bank of
America Piper
Sandler
VS.

Advisory +
Consulting

Asset Allocation

Alpine Macro Strategy

Global Economic Modeling, Databanks, API + Data Feed

Scenarios, Macro Forecasts, Industry Analysis, 200+ Countries

The solution

One AI enabled platform, the whole way through

It starts with a deep understanding of the structural forces shaping the global economy and ends with actionable investment strategy. One platform connects the entire journey, from economic intelligence to portfolio decisions, with no hand-offs in between.

OXFORD ECONOMICS STRUCTURAL MACRO

Global Economic Model

The world’s most widely used commercial macro model with 80,000+ integrated indicators.

Country & Sector Forecasts

Forecasts for 200+ countries and 100+ industries, refreshed every month.

Scenario Analysis

Stress-test the central view against alternative macro, policy and risk paths.

Macro Databanks

Decades of historical data across economies, sectors and indicators.

Industry Analysis

Granular industry forecasts linked directly to the global economic model.

Inflation & Rates

Forward-looking views on inflation drivers and the path of policy rates.

API + Data Feed

Integrate forecasts directly into your own models and investment workflows.

ALPINE MACRO Strategy & Action

Global Investment Strategy

Asset-class strategy across equities, FX, rates, commodities and geopolitics.

Asset Allocation

Top-down allocation views grounded in a time-tested macro framework.

Tactical Trade Ideas

Actionable, risk-managed trade recommendations with clear conviction levels.

Equity Strategy

Regional and sector positioning across global equity markets.

Rates & Credit

Duration, curve and credit views linked to the macro outlook.

FX Strategy

Directional and relative-value currency calls across majors and EM.

Commodities

Energy, metals and agriculture views in a cross-asset context.

Geopolitical Risk

How shifting geopolitics reshape capital flows and risk premia.

China Strategy

Dedicated coverage of China’s economy, policy and market implications.

Innovation Themes & Strategy

Analyses how emerging technologies are reshaping industries, economies, and markets. Identify disruptive trends, assesses their long-term implications, and uncover actionable investment opportunities across sectors.

U.S. Themes & Strategy

Analyzes the economic, monetary, and political trends shaping U.S. financial markets, with insights that often have significant global implications.

Two Firms, One Solution

Leading macroeconomics.
Leading strategy.

Oxford Economics and Alpine Macro each established leadership in their areas of expertise. Together, they create a seamless connection between macroeconomic insight and investment strategy.

The world’s foremost independent economic advisory firm.

  • Model-driven, empirical insight
  • Deep country expertise & granular data
  • Cyclical & structural global scenarios
  • Grounded in economic fundamentals

The leading independent global macro strategy research firm.

  • Qualitative research on a time-tested framework
  • Contrarian views & actionable recommendations
  • Strategists with decades of market experience
  • Track record of calling turning points
+

Most providers solve for one piece of the puzzle. We bring the pieces together.

Most research providers own one part of the process. We connect the entire chain, from data and economic forecasting to investment strategy, through a single independent lens.

Capability Oxford Economics + Alpine The Platform Macro data vendors Strategy boutiques Sell-side research
Global economic model
Country & sector forecasts
Scenario analysis
Asset-allocation strategy
Tactical trade recommendations
Cross-asset coverage
Independent & non-consensus
Full capability Limited / partial Not offered
In Practice

One AI enabled Platform for Every Seat on the Investment Team

Whether you’re setting allocation, managing risk, running portfolios, or building the models behind them, the platform delivers insights that are relevant to the decisions you make every day.

Translate macro into allocation

Turn scenario analysis into decisive, defensible asset-allocation shifts.

Stress-test the portfolio

Run the book against the full library of economic forecasts and shocks.

One unified narrative

Carry a single, coherent macro story into the risk committee.

Connect forecasts to positions

Move from the global economic model to concrete portfolio expression.

Build conviction faster

One framework linking macro, markets and strategy in a single view.

Defend the call

Evidence-backed views you can take to clients and committees.

One source of truth

Forecasts, data and strategy in a single connected workspace.

Go deeper, faster

Drill from global aggregates down to country and sector detail.

Plug into your models

API and data feed straight into your own analytical tooling.

The Platform

One workspace. Every view.

Forecasts, scenarios, dashboards, and data are fully integrated with Oxford Economics and Alpine Macro research, creating a single destination for economic intelligence and investment strategy.

Macro Outlook — Interactive Dashboards

Country forecasts, scenarios and charts — Oxford Economics and Alpine views in one place.

Global Economic Model

Build and solve custom shocks on the Global Economic Model in plain language.

AskOE — Executive Lens

Natural-language answers sourced directly from Oxford Economics research and data.

Thematic Research

Integrated thematic research and analysis from Oxford Economics and Alpine, all within one workspace.

Trusted Partner

Trusted by Leading Investment Institutions Worldwide

Some of the world’s largest asset managers, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and central banks already rely on either Oxford Economics or Alpine Macro. Bringing the two together creates a more complete solution, without requiring clients to look elsewhere.

450+

Economists, strategists & analysts

20+

Offices worldwide

200+

Countries covered

OUR COMBINED CLIENT BASE INCLUDES

39

Global investment banks

36

Major central banks

124

Institutional investors

18

Hedge funds

Our team

Team Members

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Henry Wu has been an integral member of Alpine Macro since its inception in 2017. He develops and publishes research on quantitative strategies across asset classes, with expertise in asset allocation modeling for equities, bonds, and multi-asset portfolios in both U.S. and global markets. His work focuses on U.S. macro and equity research, and he also conducts the Alpine Macro Investment Survey. Before joining Alpine Macro, Henry spent two years at BCA Research on the emerging markets team. He holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and is a CFA charter holder.
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Harvinder spent a decade with BCA Research, where he headed the firm’s Foreign Exchange Strategy service from 2008 to 2016 and Daily Insights from 2016 to 2018. Prior to BCA, Harvinder was Head of Currency Management at CIBC Global Asset Management. Previously, he held various positions at State Street Global Markets, including Senior Macro Strategist (London), Head of Currency Research, Asia-Pacific (Sydney), and Senior FX Strategist (Boston). Harvinder began his career at the Bank of Canada in 1995 with an MA (Economics) and a BCom (Finance) from McGill University. He also holds the CFA designation.
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As the head of Oxford’s Tokyo office, Shigeto helps the firm’s clients understand key macro-economic developments and trends worldwide, and their implications in Japan and across Asia, through written research, meetings and conferences. As a senior member of Oxford’s worldwide economist team, he leads the firm’s Japan research. Shigeto joined Oxford in 2017 from the Bank of Japan, where he was previously Director-General of the BoJ’s International Department, contributing to the BoJ’s official views on the global economy at its Monetary Policy Meetings, as well as leading the BoJ’s liaison with other institutions across the world, including the governments and central banks of key economies and international financial institutions. Shigeto’s career at the BoJ included senior positions as General Manager for Europe, Associate Director-General in the Monetary Affairs Department, and Director and Head of Global Research. In addition to his expertise in global research, he also has extensive experience in foreign reserve management and central bank cooperation in Asia. He was seconded to the IMF in Washington DC from 1993 to 1996 as a member of the Fund’s economics staff. Shigeto holds an MA in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in the United States and a BA in Economics from the University of Tokyo.
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Innes McFee is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Economist of Oxford Economics, based in London. Innes is responsible for coordinating and managing Oxford Economics’ global economic analysis, forecasting and consultancy activities, and overseeing its global team of over 700 professionals including over 450 economists and analysts.  Innes has worked in the Macroeconomic Consulting and the Macro & Investor Services teams since joining Oxford Economics in 2017. Most recently he has led the growth in Oxford Economics’ subscription business writing and presenting to clients globally on macroeconomic, investment strategy and real estate issues.

Innes joined Oxford Economics after 6 years at Lloyds Banking Group as a Senior Economist, where he was responsible forecasts and analysis of the UK and international economy. Prior to joining Lloyds Innes was an Economic Advisor at HM Treasury. Innes has a first-class undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Durham and an MSc in Economics from Warwick University.
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Ryan Sweet is the Chief Economist | Managing Director at Oxford Economics where he helps shape and coordinate the team’s global economic analysis and forecasting. Previously, Ryan was the Chief US Economist and led a team that was among the most accurate high-frequency forecasters of the economy.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Ryan spent 17 years at Moody’s Analytics as a member of the U.S. macroeconomics team and was also a co-host of the Inside Economics podcast. Ryan has also been an adjunct professor in the Economics and Finance Department at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Ryan received a master’s degree in finance from Johns Hopkins University, a master’s degree in economics from the University of Delaware, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Washington College.
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Chen Zhao is the Chief Global Strategist of Alpine Macro. From 2015 to 2016, he was Co-Director of Macro Research at Brandywine Global Investment Management. Prior to Brandywine Global, Chen spent 23 years at BCA Research as Partner, Managing Editor and Chief Global Strategist. Chen developed and wrote BCA’s China and Emerging Markets publications in the 1990s. Chen became the firm’s Chief Global Strategist in the 2000s and was the author of BCA’s flagship publication, Global Investment Strategy from 2005 to 2015. He holds an MA in economics from the Central University of Finance and Economics, was a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and pursued postgraduate studies with a PhD candidacy at McGill University.
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Mark McClellan is Alpine Macro’s Chief U.S. Bond Strategist. Prior to joining Alpine Macro, Mark was a Senior VP and held numerous key positions during his 23-year career at BCA Research, including Chief Global Fixed Income Strategist. He was instrumental in developing and directing several fixed income publications, including the BCA Global Fixed Income Strategy and the U.S. Bond Strategy services. Mark also covered U.S. asset allocation when he headed the U.S. Investment Strategy service, as well as BCA’s centerpiece publication, the monthly Bank Credit Analyst. Mark began his career as an economist and macro forecaster at the Bank of Canada, and holds a M.A. (Economics) from Western University and a B.A. (Economics) from McMaster University.
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Yan Wang is the Chief Emerging Markets & China Strategist. Prior to Alpine Macro, Yan spent 15 years at BCA Research, as the Managing Editor and Chief Strategist for BCA’s China Investment Strategy service, and played a major role in formulating BCA’s view on the Greater China region and emerging Asia. Prior to joining BCA, he spent six years as an equity analyst in China and Hong Kong. Yan holds an MBA in Finance from McGill University, an M.A. in Economics from Tianjin Institute of Finance and a B.A. in Finance from Nankai University. He also holds the CFA designation.
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Prior to joining Alpine Macro, Kelly spent nearly 15 years at BCA Research, where she most recently served as Associate Editor. In that role, she specialized in thematic research across a wide range of areas, including commodities. Kelly holds a Master’s degree in Economics from McGill University, as well as the CFA designation.
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Prior to joining Alpine Macro, Dan spent eight years with UBS, as an Executive Director, responsible for country sovereign risk analysis for the Americas. Prior to UBS, Dan was a Director at Eurasia Group in various roles, including in global comparative analysis, and ran product development. He has also worked at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and at Deloitte Consulting. Dan pursued postgraduate studies in International Relations at the London School of Economics, holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, and a BSFS from Georgetown University.
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Prior to joining Alpine Macro, Noah Ramos spent five years at 13D Research & Strategy. There, Noah played a central role in developing 13D’s disruption and innovation research, where he contributed weekly to 13D’s flagship publication What I Learned This Week. Noah closely tracks automation, space, defense, IoT, infrastructure, and commodities. Specifically, he focuses on how innovation and disruptive technologies shape the future and impact financial markets. Noah holds a BS in Entrepreneurship with a concentration in Finance from Babson College, where he graduated cum laude.
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Nick was Senior Equity Strategist at J.P. Morgan, formerly First Republic, where he led equity strategy while acting on the firm’s Asset Allocation Committee. In addition, he served on the investment team managing a suite of JPMAM equity strategies. Previously, Nick was a Director and Investment Strategist within the Chief Investment Office at Bank of America. He began his career at Citi Smith Barney, in New York. Nick earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Colorado and an MBA from Georgetown University. He holds the CFA designation.
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Bassam Nawfal is the Chief Asset Allocation Strategist. Prior to joining Alpine Macro, Bassam spent 6 years at PSP Investments, a large Montreal-based pension fund, where he played a key role in launching and managing a dynamic currency and asset allocation strategy. Previously, he had started his career at BCA Research, where he spent 8 years serving in various roles, including as a senior FX strategist. Bassam holds a BComm in finance from Concordia University, as well as the CFA designation.
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David Abramson is the Chief U.S. Strategist & Director of Research with Alpine Macro. For 28 years, David was a Macro Strategist holding a variety of senior roles at BCA Research. Most recently, he was Chief U.S. Strategist and also Director of Research for the firm. During his tenure at BCA Research, David launched and managed the European Strategy and Commodity & Energy Strategy services. In addition, he was the Managing Editor for the Foreign Exchange Strategy and the China Investment Strategy services. He has taught international finance to MBAs at McGill University for 20 years, and is on the Client Committee of the Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program at Concordia University.
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Michael Pearce is Chief US Economist at Oxford Economics, based in New York. He leads US macroeconomic research and forecasting, and his team is ranked among Bloomberg’s top forecasters for major US economic indicators. Before joining Oxford Economics, Michael was a senior economist on the US team at Capital Economics and worked at HM Treasury in the UK. He holds degrees in Economic History from the London School of Economics and in Economics from University College London, and has lived and worked in the UK and Switzerland.
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Sergi’s research focuses on emerging and frontier markets. He joined Oxford Economics in 2023. He previously worked on emerging markets and the eurozone at the Institute of International Finance and IMF. He began his career at the Bank of England.
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Currently, Senior Advisor at Oxford Economics, covering UK and global economic issues. Ex-Monetary Policy Committee at Bank of England (2016-22), part of Committee responsible for setting UK monetary policy. UK economist at Citi (1990-2016), where I was also a Managing Director and, from 1997-2016, Head of European Economics. 1988-90, UK economist at Greenwell Montagu, 1986-88 researcher at Institute for Fiscal Studies. Studied econometrics at LSE.
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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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Oliver is Oxford Economics’ Chief Germany Economist and Deputy Head of the European Macroeconomics team. He is based in its Frankfurt office and his research is focused on Germany, ECB policy and inflation. Prior to joining the company in 2017, he has been a senior economist for Deutsche Bank Research in Frankfurt for seven years working in its macroeconomic and industry teams. He holds a Master’s degree from London School of Economics.
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Ángel Talavera is Chief European Economist and is responsible for developing Oxford Economics’ macro view on the region, as well as producing macroeconomic forecasts for Spain. He manages a team of 12 economists producing regional and country-specific thematic research on over 30 countries, as well as contributing to the editorial line of Oxford Economics globally. Angel’s work also involves presenting the outlook to clients around the world and he is frequently quoted in international media.

Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Ángel spent over five years in two different stints as an economist at FocusEconomics, a Barcelona-based macroeconomic consulting firm. In between, he worked at Beazley Group, an insurance firm based in London, where he focused on country risk.
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Gabriel delivers macro-economic products tailored for corporates and financial markets, as head of a team that integrates EM macro and strategy views.  In recent years he has published wide-ranging research including on stagflation risks, monetary policy credibility, global savings, demographics, Covid scarring, risks and resilience in emerging markets, and sovereign crisis resolution. He joined from investment banking boutique Exotix in May 2014, following 20 years of public sector experience, including at the Bank of England and International Monetary Fund.
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Javier Corominas is Director of Global Macro Strategy at Oxford Economics. He is co-responsible for global strategic asset allocation as well the tactical calls across all asset classes. Additionally, he has a significant focus on providing thematic macro strategy research to generate actionable investment advice for asset allocators, portfolio managers and corporate Treasurers.

Javier is a senior macro and multi-asset investment strategist with over 16 years’ experience in active portfolio management as well as in independent macro research.

He has a background in macro-economic modelling and forecasting, portfolio optimization and risk budgeting, asset allocation (SAA and TAA), relative value models and global thematic investment research. This is coupled with a demonstrable track record in drawing conclusions for key asset markets, and developing profitable trade and investment strategies in FX, rates and the liquid asset classes.

Prior to re-joining Oxford Economics, he was a Director and Head of Research at Record Currency Management, one of the largest institutional currency managers in the world, with pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and private equity houses as clients globally.

Javier is regular commentator on currency, fixed income and broader global macro themes in the financial media/press and a regular speaker and presenter at global investment conferences and fora.

Javier holds both a First-Class Degree and an M. Phil in Economics from Cambridge University. He has a keen interest in world history and all manner of racquet sports, and is also fluent in Spanish and French.
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Ben May is a Director of Global Macroeconomic Research at Oxford Economics and is involved in the production and presentation of the company’s global macroeconomic views, with a leading role in our coverage of the advanced economies. Ben joined Oxford Economics in April 2014. He has over 15 years’ experience as a macro economist in the public and private sector and has over a decade’s expertise covering the Eurozone economy.

Before joining the Global Macro team, Ben worked on the Eurozone team at Oxford Economics. In addition to his working covering broad Eurozone issues he was also responsible for research on the ECB and Germany. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Ben spent over six years at Capital Economics and was responsible for the coverage of the southern Eurozone economies throughout the Eurozone crisis. Before that, he spent seven years at the Bank of England, working in three divisions of the Monetary Analysis area of the Bank, which provides research and analysis for the Monetary Policy Committee. Ben has a BSc in Economics with Statistics from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Economics from University College London.
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