Pepperstone

Chris Weston is Head of Research at Pepperstone with more than 24 years of industry experience. He has previously worked in research, sales, and trading roles at IG, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, and Morgan Stanley, serving both retail and institutional clients across FX, equities, and fixed income markets. He appears regularly in financial media, including Bloomberg, Channel News Asia, and Sky News Business, and covers currencies, macro events, and political risk.

A research strategist specializing in the APAC region, with expertise in central bank policy, cross-asset analysis and cryptocurrency. She contributes to Chinese-language financial publications and holds a Master's in Applied Economics from the Australian National University.

Felipe Barragán is an economist holding dual MSc degrees in Economics and Finance, with more than 12 years of experience in economic research, portfolio management, and multi-asset investment strategies. Before Pepperstone, he was a Senior Investment Analyst at AFP Capital working on international equity asset allocation, Co-Portfolio Manager at LarrainVial developing quantitative models for multi-asset funds, and held a role at BICE Inversiones focused on Latin American fixed income and macroeconomic analysis. His work centers on macro investing, global asset allocation, and market research.

An award-winning market analyst with nearly a decade in financial services, focused on global macro commentary and forecasting across major asset classes. He holds an Executive MBA from Cranfield University and appears frequently in UK and international media.