PGIM Fixed Income hires chief European economistPGIMFixedIncomehireschiefEuropeaneconomist

Neiss is a member of PGIM Fixed Income’s Global Macroeconomic Research team, which is led by Nathan Sheets, former undersecretary of the US Treasury for international affairs, who previously worked at the Federal Reserve Board, most recently as director of the Division of International Finance and FOMC Economist.

Neiss joins from the Bank of England where she was for over 20 years, most recently as head of the International Surveillance Division. Previous roles include head of the Policy, Strategy and Implementation Division and senior manager roles in both the International Economic Analysis and Structural Economic Analysis Divisions. She has published research on a range of topics including the role of the real interest rate as a monetary policy indicator.

Neiss is based in London, responsible for analysing and advising on the UK and European economies and markets with a focus on the activity and impact of the Bank of England and European Central Bank. 

“Understanding the role of macroeconomics in market behaviour has long been an important focus for us and in these extremely uncertain times becomes even more critical”, Sheets said. “We are delighted to welcome Katharine to the team, to bring on-the-ground European coverage. Her strong credentials in international trade, finance and monetary economics will be of great value as we continue to provide analysis and insight to our investment teams and global clients.”

*All data as at 31 March 2020

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