Felix Hüfner is Senior European Economist and Chief German economist at UBS Investment Bank, based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining UBS in 2015, he was chief economist for Global Macro Analysis at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, DC, and before that was heading the Germany desk at the OECD. Felix also worked as an economist for the Bundesbank, the ECB and the ZEW. Felix holds a Ph.D. from University of Wuerzburg and is a CFA charterholder.
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