Mr Chris Watling | CEO
Longview Economics

Chris has called markets, analyzed global economic cycles and quantified investor behavior for 7 years as CEO and Chief Market Strategist at Longview Economics. Prior to founding Longview Economics in 2003, Chris worked in the City (of London) for 12 years with Cazenove and then CAI Cheuvreux as a global economist and strategist. He also held roles as an equity analyst and Corporate Financier at Cazenove in the mid 1990s. Chris qualified as a Charted Accountant with KPMG and holds a Master’s & Bachelor’s degree in Economics. He regularly chairs and presents at investment conferences, is often quoted in the financial press and appears frequently on CNBC and other media outlets. Longview Economics is an independent consultancy specializing in Market Timing, Macroeconomic, Thematic & Commodity research. Chris has developed a number of proprietary quantitative models that add precision to investment strategies and has pioneered the Longview “Old Normal”. Longview Economics have strong macro and quantitative views across all major asset classes and markets. Longview’s market timing research is focused on helping investors time markets on a short and medium term view and, invest for the long term. The thematic and commodity research offers in depth analysis of the key issues and themes facing the global economy.