Independent economist and former Head of FX Research for an international brokerage, Steven Knight, possess a well founded reputation of direct, hard hitting analysis. He possesses insights into the global macroeconomic landscape, investment analysis, politics, and often takes a contrarian view with his analysis. Steven's analysis is widely respected within the FX trading community and he has regularly provided commentary for media channels including Bloomberg, Marketwatch, The Guardian, and FXStreet.com. Steve graduated with an economics degree from the Auckland University of Technology where his primary interests were in macroeconomics, central banking, and total factor productivity.