Charlie Lay

Mr Lay is the senior economist and FX Strategist covering Asia for Commerzbank AG. He is based in Singapore and has been in that role as a Director since 2011. He has a broad range of experience in the Asian and global markets having worked in various capacities in private and investment banking. He has been covering Asian economies since 1997 in roles with OUB Asset Management as an investment analyst, Societe Generale as a regional economist and Credit Suisse Private Banking as an FX Strategist. Mr Lay began his career with the Australian Treasury in Canberra in the macroeconomic modelling division, responsible for forecasting and modelling the Australian economy. Mr Lay holds a Bachelor of Economics and Honours degree from Flinders University of South Australia and a Masters in Economics from the Australian National University.