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Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Jeanne Gobat is a Senior Economist in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Opinions expressed in articles and other materials are those of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect ...