Emerging Markets Asia FX & Rates Strategist

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The Emerging Markets Asia FX & Rates Strategist develops investment views and trade ideas across Asian foreign-exchange and interest-rate markets. Responsibilities typically include economic and market research, quantitative analysis, forecasting, writing research publications, presenting views to institutional clients, and working closely with sales, trading, and other research teams. Candidates are expected to have strong knowledge of Asian economies, FX and rates markets, macroeconomics, and financial modelling, together with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience in a bank, asset manager, hedge fund, or research environment is usually preferred. The role requires intellectual curiosity, commercial awareness, attention to detail, the ability to work under pressure, and compliance with regulatory and conduct standards.

About the employer

Barclays is a major international bank headquartered in the United Kingdom, with businesses spanning corporate and investment banking, private banking, wealth management, and personal banking. Its investment bank provides advisory, financing, capital-markets, markets, research, and risk-management services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and institutional investors. Barclays has a significant presence in Asia-Pacific, including Singapore, which serves as an important regional hub for markets, trading, research, and corporate and investment banking activities. The firm operates across equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, and derivatives, supporting clients with market insight and access to global liquidity. Barclays promotes collaboration, client focus, responsible business practices, diversity, and professional development. Compensation and seniority for this role will depend on experience, internal level, qualifications, and annual performance.