European Markets by Peter Schaffrik: August 2020
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Peter Schaffrik, RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Published August 12, 2020
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7 min watch
A monthly update on the European economy
Join Peter Schaffrik, Chief European Economist at RBC Capital Markets, in the first edition of a monthly video series providing a snapshot of the current state of the European economy and its financial markets.
With the recent agreement of the European Recovery Fund, the European Union has taken decisive action to combat the negative impact of the Covid-19 crisis. But how will this fund influence the future of the European economies and markets?
Peter Schaffrik
Chief European Macro Strategist, RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Peter joined RBC in September 2010 from Dresdner Kleinwort/Commerzbank where he was the co-head of global rates strategy. At RBC, Peter first held the position of Head of European Rates Strategy and is currently our Chief European Macro Strategist, leading a team of experienced economists and strategists covering the UK and Continental Europe. Peter works closely with our other strategy teams around the globe in formulating RBC’s macroeconomic and interest rate views.
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