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Rodrigo Catril

Rodrigo Catril

“Rodrigo contributes to the creation of trade ideas and research publications, and advises our internal and external clients on developments in global foreign exchange markets.”

Rodrigo is a Currency Strategist and member of the FX strategy team at NAB. In this role, he contributes to the creation of trade ideas and research publications, and advises our internal and external clients on developments in global foreign exchange markets.

Rodrigo has lived and worked around the world. Before coming to Australia, he worked in London for Henderson Global Investors, firstly as the Head of Risk Measurement and then as a Quantitative Analyst in the Global Fixed Income Hedge Team. In 2009, Rodrigo made his move to NAB as an investment strategist within the private wealth division. He then worked in Rate Strategy for four years, before taking on his role today as Currency Strategist.

Rodrigo was born in Chile, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Honours and Masters in Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He’s also a CFA charter holder, and has a diploma of Financial Markets (AFMA).

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Decline in inflation expectations drive core global bond yields lower with further fall in oil prices helping the move.

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The NASDAQ recorded its worst monthly performance in more than a decade.

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ECB Lagarde warning of supply and uncertainty shocks from the Ukraine war.

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Friday was a day of contrasting fortunes for US and EU equity markets.

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The ECB has surprised markets with an accelerated QE unwinding plan

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Markets remain volatile unable to confidently price implications from the news flow given the complex state of the global economy

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