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Robin Wigglesworth

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Robin Wigglesworth

US Markets Editor at the Financial Times

Robin Wigglesworth is a NYC-based US markets editor for the Financial Times. He covers stocks, bonds, commodities, foreign exchange, derivatives, wealth management, stock exchanges and fund management. He was formerly capital markets correspondent, covering all aspects of the financial markets, but is particularly focused on trends in corporate debt, IPOs, equity markets, restructurings, and emerging markets. Prior to this role, he was the Financial Times’ Gulf correspondent for three years, where his work ranged from front-line coverage of the revolts in Libya and Bahrain, to Dubai’s financial crisis, regional politics and the Gulf’s ongoing efforts to diversify their economies. Before joining the FT in 2008, Wigglesworth covered the Nordic economies, politics, bond and currencies for Bloomberg News. He has an MA in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics, where his specialism was political Islam, a BA in Journalism and contemporary history from City University, and studied economics at the Oslo School of Management.

Twitter: @RobinWigg