About the Author
Barbara Rockefeller is a writer specializing in international economics and finance, with a focus on foreign exchange. She also trades in the foreign exchange market. She is the publisher of a daily newsletter on the foreign exchange market, “The Strategic Currency Briefing.” Her newsletter combines technical and fundamental observations. Additionally, she publishes separate daily “Trader’s Advice” reports for spot and futures foreign exchange traders. Newsletter subscribers include central banks, investment bands, hedge funds, multinational corporations, investment managers, and individuals. Miss Rockefeller also prepares custom charts on a consulting basis for individuals and institutions.
Before starting the newsletter business, Barbara was in the credit, foreign exchange, and risk-management departments at several U.S. banks, including Citibank and Brown Brothers Harriman. Conventional economics theory failed to generate valid currency forecast at Brown Brothers, which led her to spearhead a technical analysis system at Citibank. This decision was in 1980, long before technical analysis went mainstream and at a time when it was considered at least a little crackpot.
Barbara has a B.A. in Economics from Brown College in Portland, Oregon, and an M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University. While at Citibank, she traveled the world, training staff and clients on the fundamentals of foreign exchange, international economics, and risk management. Favorite ...
