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Kathleen Brooks

Research Director UK

Kathleen Brooks is UK's research director with over 20 years of experience working across financial markets. She started specialising in the foreign exchange market before moving into retail trading. Her analysis is widely respected, and she is City AM's Analyst of the Year 2026. Kathleen's analysis is regularly featured across print, digital and broadcast media. She is frequently on BBC, Sky News, LBC and other global media outlets. Her analysis on the economic impact of Brexit, major IPOs, and global economic trends has positioned her as one of the UK's top financial analysts and commentators.

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Michał Stajniak, CFA

Deputy Director of the Analysis Department

Deputy Director of the Analysis Department. With XTB since 2014. Holder of the prestigious CFA designation. Graduate of Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. Commodities market specialist. Frequent guest in industry media.

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Aleksander Jabłoński

Quant Analyst

Aleksander Jabłoński has been a financial market analyst at XTB since 2024, specialising in macroeconomics and the analysis of currency and bond markets. He regularly provides commentary on key economic data, central bank policies, and their impact on G10 currencies and stock markets in Europe and the US. His analyses and recommendations incorporate factors such as options market positioning, implied swap rates, yield curve dynamics, and credit and bond spreads, combining a quantitative approach (data analysis, econometrics, machine learning) with an assessment of market sentiment and fundamentals. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw (Informatics and Econometrics) and the Sorbonne in Paris (Quantitative Finance).

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Mikołaj Sobierajski

Stock Analyst

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Michał Jóźwiak

Financial Markets Analyst

Financial markets analyst at XTB, repeatedly recognised for the accuracy of his currency forecasts in Bloomberg rankings. In his work, he focuses on macroeconomic analysis, central bank activities, and international politics. He acquired his knowledge and analytical skills at the Warsaw School of Economics and the Institute of Political Sciences (Sciences Po) in Paris.

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Eryk Szmyd

Financial Market Analyst

Eryk Szmyd has been a financial market analyst at XTB since 2021. In his daily work, he prepares analyses and educational materials covering Wall Street, global equities, commodities, cryptocurrencies, and the technology sector. He specialises in assessing the impact of macroeconomic data, corporate earnings, and central bank policies on asset valuations. His work incorporates fundamental analysis, valuation models, macroeconomic analysis, and Commitment of Traders (COT) data. He evaluates whether significant price movements are justified by fundamentals, analysing assets that are extremely oversold or overbought using a contrarian approach. He is the author of numerous market analyses and educational articles on investing and financial markets; in his private life, he is interested in economic crises, business cycles, literature and sport.

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Kathleen Brooks

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Mikołaj Sobierajski

Michał Jóźwiak

Eryk Szmyd