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Bluford Putnum
Managing Director & Chief Economist 

Blu is responsible for leading global economic analysis and assessing developments in market trends, volatility and corrleations of futures and options.
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Erik Norland
Executive Director & Senior Economist

Erik Norland is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial and commodity markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors and assessing their impact on business strategies and various markets
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