Henry Kaufman (born as Heinz Kaufmann 1927 in Germany) is a Jewish American economist and financial consultant.
Born in a small village named Wenings (Oberhessen) in Germany as son of a butcher. In 1937 his family left, fleeing the Nazi regime.
Currently president of Henry Kaufman & Company Inc., from 1962 to 1988 Kaufman worked at Salomon Brothers Inc, where he was Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee. He was also a Vice Chair...
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Henry Kaufman (born as Heinz Kaufmann 1927 in Germany) is a Jewish American economist and financial consultant.
Born in a small village named Wenings (Oberhessen) in Germany as son of a butcher. In 1937 his family left, fleeing the Nazi regime.
Currently president of Henry Kaufman & Company Inc., from 1962 to 1988 Kaufman worked at Salomon Brothers Inc, where he was Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee. He was also a Vice Chairman of the parent company, Salomon Inc. Before joining Salomon Brothers, Dr. Kaufman served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
He was well known during the 1970s and early 1980s for the interest rate forecasts he wrote for Salomon, and for their bearish views, generally predicting that bond prices would decrease (interest rate would increase). Thus, he earned the nickname "Dr. Gloom."Template:Liar's Poker, Author-Michael Lewis-Former Solomon Brothers Trader However, Kaufman’s prediction on August 17, 1982 that interest...
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