Sarah Hewin is Head of Research, Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered Bank. Sarah leads research on Europe and the Americas. She has many years of experience covering G7 and emerging-market macroeconomic, investment and country-risk issues. She frequently broadcasts on TV for the BBC, Sky, CNBC and Bloomberg, and on radio for the BBC and Bloomberg. She is based in London. Before joining the Bank in 2008, Sarah was a senior economist at American Express Bank based in London, New York and Hong Kong, where she was responsible for delivering economics and investment advice on Europe, the US and Asia.