The Bank of Canada Episode

In this episode I speak to Ajit Desai of the Bank of Canada – Canada’s central bank.In our conversation, Ajit and I discuss how the Bank of Canada is using payments data in innovative ways to make macro predictions, and the outlook for central banks using alternative data.In other news, I hope you can join me at Eagle Alpha’s Unbound event in New York on April 6th, where I will be co-hosting the Hackathon. Additionally if you’re in town on Tuesday and fancy joining for alternative data drinks at 5.30pm, get in touch with me on LinkedIn and I’ll let you know where our small group is meeting.<Disclaimer - The opinions expressed herein are those of the speaker's and do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank of Canada> Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

On this show we reveal some of the latest developments in the fast-growing Alternative Data sector. Satellite imaging, news-crawling, credit card data... and many more fresh new data sources are increasingly being used by investors to gain a competitive edge when making market decisions. We speak to data providers, asset managers, and anyone else in the sector to better understand this dynamic phenomenon.For more of an introduction to Alternative Data and its past, present and future, please check out this blogpost: https://www.exabel.com/blog/alternative-data-the-past-present-and-future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.