Duncan Weldon | |
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| Born | Peter Duncan Weldon 1982 (age 42–43) Northumberland, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The Economist (2019-present) |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Duncan Weldon (born 1982) is a British journalist, [1] and former political advisor, [2] researcher, [3] and market strategist. [4]
Weldon studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Somerville College, Oxford. He joined the Labour Party at age 18. [5]
He is currently the Britain economics correspondent at The Economist , [6] and has been with the newspaper since 2019. [7] An economist by background he began his career at the Bank of England. Other early roles included asset management (including four years in fund management, becoming a partner at Senhouse Capital), [8] a researcher and economics advisor for the Labour Party, and senior economist at the Trades Union Congress. [9] [2]
Weldon was appointed as BBC Newsnight 's Economics and Business editor in 2014. [5] He announced his departure from the BBC in November 2015, following which he became head of research at the financial investment firm Resolution Group. [10] [4] He was briefly at Legal & General Investment Management between February and October 2019, as a strategist on the asset allocation team, advising on investment research and allocation decisions. [11] [12] [7]
Weldon previously wrote blogs at the Left Foot Forward website [13] and LabourList. [14]