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Andrew B. Busch, Global Finance Strategist, BMO
ANDREW B. BUSCH
Global Finance Strategist
BMO Financial Group


Andy is the Global FX Market Strategist for BMO Capital Markets' Investment Banking Division in Chicago. He is a recognized expert on the world financial markets and how these markets are impacted by political events. Andy accurately called the 2006 Democratic takeover of Congress a full year in advance. On a regular basis, Mr. Busch consults with the staffs from the US Treasury, Congress, and the White House on economic and market issues.

Andy has appeared for the last three years on CNBC's The Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo and is a CNBC contributor. He is regularly quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters News Services, Dow Jones News Services, Associate Press, and the Globe and Mail.

Andy is a prolific author. Daily, his views appear in his newsletter, the Busch Update. Weekly, he writes a Monday column for the Globe and Mail newspaper (Canada's leading business paper). Monthly, he writes a column for SFO (Stock, Futures, and Options) Magazine. Lastly, his book, World Event Trading: How To Analyze and Profit From Today's Headlines, is available on Amazon and will be translated into Mandarin for the summer of 2008.

Andy joined BMO Financial Group in 1990 in the foreign exchange trading room of Harris Trust and Savings Bank, which merged with Bank of Montreal's room in 1995. Prior to joining Harris, he traded foreign exchange at Northern Trust Company. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1983, and received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1988.


LATEST VIDEO


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    • Citi Hikes Card Rates  01 Jul 2009

        Citigroup is raising rates on up to 15 million credit card accounts, and the move comes just months before new restrictions on rate hikes come into effect. Andrew Busch, of BMO Capital Markets, and Francesco Guerrera, of the Financial Times, discuss the issue.

    • Reaction to Bernanke's Testimony  25 Jun 2009

        John Wilson, of Morgan Keegan; Andrew Busch, of BMO Capital Markets; and the CNBC news team share their reaction to Fed Chairman Bernanke's testimony on Capitol Hill about the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch deal.

    • Govt. Considers Taxing Biz Cell Phones  12 Jun 2009

        Andrew Busch, of BMO Capital Markets; Keith Boykin, of The Daily Voice; and CNBC contributor Ron Insana discuss whether the government should tax business cell phone use.

    • Russia's Debt Threat  10 Jun 2009

        Russia has expressed interest in diversifying away from the U.S. dollar, and Andrew Busch, of BMO Capital Markets, discusses the country's debt threat with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo.

    • Obama Stimulus: Where's the Money Going?  08 Jun 2009

        Thoughts on the administration's stimulus efforts, with Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets Global FX Strategist and Roben Farzad, BusinessWeek.

    • China on America: Buy, Sell, Hold?  01 Jun 2009

        Discussing whether China will continue to buy U.S. debt, with Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets; David Gilmore, Foreign Exchange Analytics and CNBC;s Steve Liesman.

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    • Busch: Was Rolling Stone Right? 01 Jul 2009

        Like Cap and Trade and Healthcare, this is underscores the fact that the biggest risk to the markets right now remains government policy error.

    • Busch: The Great Inflation Experiment 26 Jun 2009

        It appears that almost every nation's central bank is engaged in supplying emergency funds or funding to their respective financial systems to stabilize the economy. It appears that almost every nation is engaged in re-regulating their economic and financial systems. It appears that every nation has enacted a stimulus program of tax cuts and government deficit spending.

    • Busch: The Case Against Ben Bernanke 25 Jun 2009

        Today Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies at a House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing on the central bank's involvement in the Bank of America Corp.'s acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co.

    • Busch: Back to the 1930s 17 Jun 2009

        With much fanfare and questionable outcomes, the Obama administration releases its plan to re-regulate the financial industry. The 85 page document has 5 main areas of new rules for the markets.

    • Busch: Follow The Yellow BRIC Road? 15 Jun 2009

        The Chinese and the Russians appear to be the point people for driving the conversation as they are concerned over their massive holdings of not only US dollars, but also US debt. Specifically, they are concerned over the massive new issuance of US government debt and the quantitative easing program by the US Federal Reserve.

    • Busch: Global Currency Playground 09 Jun 2009

        My overall view remains the same. We will be in a economic relapse danger zone from late June through October. This is when we'll see just how far the global economy will improve after the near death euphoria has waned.


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