About the Author

Name: Jeff Rubin

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Bio: Jeffrey Rubin has been the top-ranked economist in Canadian financial markets over the last decade. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets in 1988, Mr. Rubin was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Ontario Ministry of Finance where he oversaw economic forecasting. Throughout his career, Mr. Rubin's work has often been the subject of national headlines and has been instrumental in raising key issues to the national spotlight. The largest fund managers in North America, Europe and the Far East value his expertise in Canadian debt and equity markets. He wrote a national column in the Globe and Mail, Ahead of the Curve, for over four years and he frequently appears as a network commentator on the economy, financial markets, and federal budgets. When not forecasting, Mr. Rubin is an avid outdoorsman who has enjoyed trekking in the Himalayas and whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River in Africa. Mr. Rubin lives in Toronto with his wife and their two children.

Articles by Jeff Rubin

Jeff Rubin, consulting economist and author

Jeff Rubin, consulting economist and author

T. Boone Pickens’ plans to save the United States from its energy dependence on so-called hostile petro-powers is, simply put, full of hot air. The abundance of shale gas in the U.S. will no more free the country’s motorists from dependence on foreign oil than have either the American production of over ten billion gallons of corn-based ethanol or the rollout of GM’s electric-powered Volt.

Interview with Jeff Rubin

Jeff Rubin was the chief economist at CIBC World Markets for almost twenty years. He as one of the first economist to accurate predict soaring oil prices