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Gautam Jain

Senior Research Scholar in Financial Markets, Columbia University
Gautam Jain is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He focuses on the role of financial markets and instruments, including thematic bonds and carbon markets, in the transition to net-zero emissions, particularly in emerging economies.

Gautam joined the center after a long and fulfilling career in the financial industry where he covered emerging markets as a portfolio manager and strategist. He has worked at asset management firms and investment banks, including The Rohatyn Group, Barclays Capital, and Millennium Partners. He has helped manage emerging market local debt and hard-currency bond portfolios, encompassing currencies, interest rate instruments, and sovereign credits. He specialized in portfolio construction and asset allocation incorporating macroeconomic, policy, and political developments in emerging market and developing economies.

Gautam holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Columbia University. He also has an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is a CFA charter holder and a Cornell EMI Fellow. He has co-authored publications in the Journal of Derivatives, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Applied Probability, and Probability in Engineering and Informational Science. He has also contributed chapters for the 2020 and 2021 Cornell EMI Annual Reports.

As US-EU trade tensions rise, conflicting carbon tariffs could undermine climate efforts

Jan 24, 2023 05:34 am UTC| Economy

Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, two of the most important global leaders when it comes to climate policy, could undermine key climate initiatives of both governments and make it harder for...

Economy

Gold Prices Slip to 3-Week Low Amid Trade War and Recession Fears

Gold prices fell to a three-week low in Asian trading on Monday as investors sold off assets to cover broader market losses triggered by escalating global trade tensions and rising fears of a recession. Spot gold dropped...

China’s Teapot Refiners See Modest Recovery Amid Sanctions and Weak Fuel Demand

Chinas independent oil refiners, known as teapots, have slightly increased their crude processing rates, but face mounting pressure from sluggish domestic fuel demand, rising geopolitical tensions, and new U.S. sanctions....

Taiwan Stocks Tumble Nearly 10% Amid U.S. Tariff Shock

Taiwans stock market plunged almost 10% on Monday, marking its steepest drop in over a year as investors reacted to new U.S. import tariffs announced by President Donald Trump last week. The dramatic selloff came after a...

Indian Rupee Eyes Trade Tensions, RBI Rate Decision Amid Market Volatility

The Indian rupee is set to follow the dollar and Chinese yuan this week as global trade tensions escalate. It ended at 85.2350 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, marking a 0.3% weekly gainits third straight risesupported...

Japan Stocks Plunge Amid Trump’s New Tariffs and Auto Import Crackdown

Japans stock market took a sharp hit on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 index plummeting nearly 9% to a 17-month low of 30,629.50, following U.S. President Donald Trumps sweeping tariff announcement. As of 01:05 GMT, the index...

Politics

Bolsonaro Rally in Sao Paulo Draws Support Amid Trial and Amnesty Push

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rallied in Sao Paulo on Sunday, backing him just weeks after Brazils Supreme Court ruled he will face trial for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2022 election...

China Protests U.S.-Taiwan Meeting, Reaffirms One-China Policy

China has officially protested to the United States over reports that a Taiwanese delegation visited Washington to meet with members of the Trump administration, the Chinese foreign ministry said Monday. At a regular press...

U.S. Urges Immediate Disarmament of Hezbollah, Supports Lebanese Army

U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus has called for the immediate disarmament of Hezbollah and other armed groups in Lebanon, urging the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to take swift action. Speaking to Lebanese broadcaster LBCI at the...

Marine Le Pen Vows Peaceful Fight Against Office Ban Amid Paris Rally

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has pledged a peaceful, democratic fight against her recent five-year ban from holding public office. Drawing inspiration from American civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., Le Pen...

Australia’s Liberal Party Backtracks on Remote Work Ban Amid Election Pressure

Australias opposition Liberal Party has scrapped its controversial plan to end remote work for government employees, following backlash and a shift in voter sentiment ahead of the May 3 federal election. The policy,...

Science

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 per cent on...

A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. Its a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star50 times closer than the Earth does around the Sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces...

Technology

Meta Unveils Llama 4 Maverick and Scout, Boosts AI Ambitions

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has unveiled its latest AI modelsLlama 4 Maverick and Llama 4 Scoutcalling them its most advanced large language models (LLMs) to date. Designed as multimodal AI systems, they can process and...

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Heads to Jury Trial in 2026

Elon Musks high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI is set for a jury trial in spring 2026, as ruled by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case centers on Musks...

Intel, TSMC Eye Joint Venture Amid U.S. Chip Industry Crisis

Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are in early talks to form a joint venture to manage Intels U.S. chip factories, according to The Information. TSMC is expected to take a 20% stake in the new entity....

SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin Win $13.5B in Space Force Launch Contracts

The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.5 billion in rocket launch contracts through 2029 to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin under its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 program. This...

Nintendo Delays U.S. Pre-Orders for Switch 2 Amid Tariff Concerns

Nintendo has announced a delay in U.S. pre-orders for its upcoming Switch 2 gaming console due to uncertainties surrounding new trade tariffs. Originally scheduled to begin on April 9, the pre-order launch is now postponed...