Dow Jones to start new markets column called Connections

Dow Jones Newswires plans to start a new markets column called Connections, to be written by Spencer Jakab, according to an internal e-mail from deputy managing editor Michael Reid.

Reid writes, “The column will run each week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 am eastern.  It will examine issues, themes, links and connections in all global markets, from commodities to equities, forex to credit. Spencer will examine ideas like co-relation investment plays, dislocation of markets, cross-trading opportunities and the convergence (and in some cases divergence) of various global economic forces across asset classes. This column can be found under the code N/CNX.

“Spencer is the ideal columnist for this new, broader look at markets. He has been writing the Taking Stock equities column (initially called Street Savvy) for about two years. Prior to that he has written about energy markets in the US and equities markets in Europe.

“Before joining Dow Jones, Spencer was an emerging markets equity analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston, based in Europe, for eight years. He was ranked the top analyst in his sector for five consecutive years by a variety of investor surveys such as Institutional Investor and Greenwich Associates. He went on to become head of emerging Europe research, managing a team of 24 analysts covering 11 countries and spread over six offices. He was the youngest-ever managing director in CSFB’s equities division.”