Mario O. Moreno
IHS Maritime & Trade
Senior Economist Global Trade
Mario O. Moreno. is Senior Economist in the Global Trade services of IHS Markit. He brings 10 years of experience as an economist, forecaster, and fixed-income securities specialist. He is a leading member of the Global Trade team and directs a couple of container trade forecasting services for IHS Markit.
He joined IHS Markit in December 2014, when IHS Markit acquired JOC Group Inc., a premier provider of US seaborne trade intelligence through data, online content and events. As an economist for JOC Group, he produced reliable and widely-praised trade forecasts — informed by his deep understanding of international trade and transportation market drivers. Mr. Moreno integrates macroeconomic trends into his analysis of crucial shipping data to provide need-to-know intelligence to all sides of the shipping world.
Prior to joining IHS, Moreno worked for RBC Wealth Management in the financial consulting department and as a fixed-income securities specialist for Gibraltar Securities. In addition, he worked as a Fixed-Income Research Associate at Dealogic.
Mr. Moreno’s analysis and forecasts are frequently cited by top business publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Bloomberg, and speaks regularly at industry events including the annual Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference in Long Beach, California.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Global Business from William Paterson University, New Jersey, US, and a master’s degree in Economics from Rutgers University, New Jersey, US.
