Title: Economist, IFR Markets
ID: NEW00002852

Description

Position Overview:

IFR Markets, a leading real-time financial news and commentary service and part of Thomson Reuters, is seeking a financial markets economist to join its Asian FX team based in Sydney.

Essential Responsibilities:

The role requires someone who has the drive to succeed in a high-performing team and a pressured environment. He/she will write commentary on economic developments around Asia, specifically commentaries before and after the release of key economic data.
The role requires someone who can:

1) Write in a clear and concise manner that is both informative and easily interpreted
2) Cover economic developments in countries in the Asia/Pacific region with the ability to analyze and forecast economic data from the key economies in the region.
3) Ensure that economic calendars are updated in a timely manner and provide timely commentary both prior to - and following key data releases.
4) Communicate with IFR clients in a professional manner
5) Work closely with IFR market analysts in the region and coordinate efforts with IFR economists and analysts globally
6) Be able to provide and/or source economic and market research relevant to all asset markets.

At Thomson Reuters, we deliver intelligent information quickly and efficiently, so professionals have knowledge to act. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and scientific, healthcare, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate will have at minimum a Bachelor's Degree in Economics (or a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce with a major in Economics). The candidate should have at least two years experience in the financial markets or working for a news service that covers financial markets.

At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 55,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Job: News/Editorial
Primary Location: Australia-Sydney-AUS-Sydney-60 Margaret St
Organization: Markets Editorial Media
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time