Press & Media Kit · 2026
Alex
Lima
Economist, writer and global markets strategist — former member of the markets desk at the New York Fed and founder of DA Economics. His work connects global macro, monetary policy and geopolitics with broader questions about technology, incentives and human behavior. He is the author of SWIPE, a nonfiction project on dating apps, AI companions, loneliness and the market design of modern relationships.
Outside markets and writing, Alex is a father — the role that gives him the deepest sense of purpose. He is also an advanced PADI diver, a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a guitarist in an R&B band, and once crossed France and Spain by bicycle. He reads obsessively, writes constantly, and is drawn to the places where discipline, risk, beauty and human behavior collide. Finally, he loves video games.
Fluent in English and Portuguese. Based between São Paulo and New York. Available for broadcast, podcast, keynote and institutional briefings.
01
Fed, Interest Rates & Global Markets
The dollar cycle, Copom calibration and how central bank decisions ripple through emerging markets, equities and global risk appetite.
02
US–China & the New Economic Order
Who controls the price of money vs. the price of things. Structural power shifts, supply chain fragmentation and investment implications.
03
Dating Apps, AI Companions & Modern Loneliness
Dating apps, AI companions and modern loneliness: how platform incentives are reshaping intimacy, commitment and family formation.
04
Geopolitics as a Cost of Capital
How institutional erosion — NATO, WTO, OPEC — reprices volatility floors. The Institutional Erosion Index and portfolio implications.
05
Brazil, Investment Grade & Emerging Markets
Fiscal trajectory, primary surplus dynamics and the conditions under which Brazil regains investment grade from the major rating agencies.
06
Inflation, Food & Political Instability
The Local Food Index methodology: how observed meal prices at the point of consumption predict government turnover better than headline CPI.
CNN
Brasil
TV · Live commentary
BC é bem-sucedido na calibração do comunicado
Alex Lima avalia a decisão do Copom de cortar juros em 0,25 ponto e destaca a cautela do BC diante do cenário global incerto.
CNN
Brasil
Analysis · Print + Digital
Com rombo fiscal maior que o da Itália, EUA estão mais perto de perder rating
Analysis of the US fiscal trajectory — deficit exceeding Italy's and a public debt path toward 140% of GDP.
VEJA
Radar
Interview · Print + Digital
Brasil está encaminhado para obter grau de investimento
Alex Lima on Brazil's path toward investment grade — the fiscal conditions, timeline and market expectations.
CNN
Money
TV · Live commentary
Maior risco em balanços do 3º tri nos EUA é o crédito ser tema, diz estrategista
Alex Lima on the key risk for Q3 US earnings season — why credit quality emerging as a theme would signal a more structural slowdown than the market is pricing.
CNN
Brasil
Analysis · Digital
Desempenho recente da China preocupa economistas sobre atividade global
China's slowdown signals and their implications for global growth — alongside uncertainty in the US economic outlook.
Geopolítica & Mercados
O Preço do Dinheiro e o Preço das Coisas
Washington still controls the price of money. Beijing controls a growing share of the price of things. The summit made the asymmetry visible.
Mai 2026
↗Mercados & Volatilidade
Precificando Promessas Quebradas
When the institutions that compressed global risk begin to lose credibility, the cost of insurance rises — permanently.
Mai 2026
↗Geopolítica & Inflação
Paz Inflacionada
The ceasefire exists on paper. A war doesn't need to escalate to remain inflationary — and markets haven't priced the lag.
Abr 2026
↗Markets & Macro
Cashless Bulls
The 2026 bull market survived — but the cash reserves of the world's largest companies aren't surviving with it. AI concentration, geopolitical risk and what the rally is hiding.
Abr 2026
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Based
São Paulo · New York
Languages
Portuguese · English
Available for
Broadcast TV · Podcast · Keynote
Institutional briefing · Print / Digital
Response within 48 hours. For urgent bookings, include date and format in the subject line.