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Jeff Rubin has been a top-ranked economist in Canadian financial markets for more than a decade. 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. Abroad, Jeff Rubin is best known for his work on global energy markets and has become internationally recognized for his prescient calls on oil prices and their economic impacts.

Jeff Rubin recently stepped down as Chief Economist at CIBC World Markets (a position he has held since 1992), to devote his time exclusively to speaking and writing on economic issues. His path-breaking book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization, published by Random House, was released simultaneously in Canada, the US and the United Kingdom in May 2009.

Mr. Rubin’s opinions have been widely reported in the international media. He wrote a closely followed national column in the Globe and Mail entitled Ahead of the Curve, and he has been a fixture on network coverage of the federal budget and other key economic events for almost two decades. He has also made numerous television appearances on ABC, CBS, CNN and CNBC. His opinions and insights have appeared on the front page of the New York Times, as well as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Financial Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek and The Economist.

Presentations Include:

Oil and the End of Globalization.

Once the economy recovers, oil prices will skyrocket -- and globalization, as we know it, may end. What will our world look like then, and how will we continue to prosper? Today, almost everything we use is made possible, in some way, by abundantly available oil. But oil reserves are disappearing, never to return. Consequently, international trade and long distance driving, among other things, will become luxuries. But from this new reality, Rubin offers a vital account of how we can all benefit if we act now. In this new world, industries, such as steel and agriculture, will be revitalized; carbon tariffs will increase productivity; mass transit will be rethought; and our communities and the human spirit will be strengthened. Looking to the end of oil, and globalization, Rubin is both passionate and practical in outlining opportunities -- opportunities that are endless and endlessly hopeful.

Economic Outlook

Mr. Rubin first caught the attention of financial markets in 1989 with his now-famous call for a 25 per cent decline in Toronto real estate prices. Since then Mr. Rubin's work has often been the subject of national headlines and has been instrumental in raising key issues to the national spotlight. His many calls on the economy and financial markets, particularly with regard to interest rates and the Canadian dollar, earned him no less than 10 number one rankings in either the Brendan Woods annual survey of institutional equity or fixed income investors. The largest fund managers in North America, Europe and the Far East value his expertise, which he now shares with audiences world-wide.

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