Capital Economics Ltd is an independent macroeconomic research

Research

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 consultancy based in London

London

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, UK. It was founded in 1999 by Roger Bootle

Roger Bootle

Roger Bootle is an economist and a weekly columnist for the Daily Telegraph. He is currently the Managing Director of Capital Economics, an independent macroeconomic research consultancy.- Background :...

. The firm has offices in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, UK, and Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

Canada

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Capital Economics currently has over 600 regular clients, ranging from some of the world’s largest bank

Bank

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s to boutique property investors. They include fund managers, insurance companies, pension fund

Pension fund

A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme which provides retirement income.Pension funds are important shareholders of listed and private companies. They are especially important to the stock market where large institutional investors dominate. The largest 300 pension funds collectively hold...

s, investment banks, hedge fund

Hedge fund

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s, stockbrokers, retailers, and house builders.

Principal Staff

• Roger Bootle
  Roger Bootle
  Roger Bootle is an economist and a weekly columnist for the Daily Telegraph. He is currently the Managing Director of Capital Economics, an independent macroeconomic research consultancy.- Background :...
  
  , Managing Director.
• Julian Jessop, Chief International Economist.
• Jonathan Loynes, Chief European Economist. Loynes came top of the Sunday Times table of UK economic forecasters in both 2000 and 2005.