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Macro

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Welcome to the Macro outpost! “Macro” stands for macroeconomics and involves looking at the bigger picture of the economy. We will be looking at labor shortages, international conflicts, supply chain issues, and central banking policies. Notably, macroeconomic factors affect all asset classes.


December PCE

December PCE

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis released the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data for December

U.S. GDP Q4 2022

U.S. GDP Q4 2022

The US economy ended 2022 in a strong position despite uncertainty about potential negative growth in the coming year. GDP for the fourth quarter of 2022 increased by 2.9%

Changes to the U.S. Debt Ceiling

Changes to the U.S. Debt Ceiling

Last week, the United States reached a debt ceiling of $31.381 trillion, the maximum amount of debt the federal government legally allows to accumulate. With this, the Treasury Department must begin implementing extraordinary measures to ensure that the government can continue paying its bills and avoid defaulting on its financial obligations

Recession or Soft Landing

Recession or Soft Landing

In the past year, many people were worried about the economy. There were news stories that elaborated on prices going up a lot, the cost of borrowing money going up a lot, and people worried that the economy might not be doing well

Crypto Volatility Index: The VIX of Crypto

Crypto Volatility Index: The VIX of Crypto

The Crypto Volatility Index, or CVI, serves as a decentralized version of the VIX (CBOE Volatility Index) for the cryptocurrency market. It allows users to protect themselves against fluctuations in market volatility and the potential for impermanent loss.

FED to Potentially Stop Raising Rates

FED to Potentially Stop Raising Rates

The U.S. Federal Reserve could potentially conclude its cycle of raising interest rates after increasing them by 25 basis points at its next two policy meetings

US Weekly Jobless Claims

US Weekly Jobless Claims

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims unexpectedly decreased, indicating that the job market is still strong despite the rise in interest rates. This is a positive sign for the

January PPI Report

January PPI Report

The Producer Price Index (PPI) was just released. Expectation is that it comes in softer.

Bank Of Japan Update

Bank Of Japan Update

Anticipation had been high leading up to the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) policy meeting on Wednesday, as market participants and analysts had been speculating about a possible change in the BOJ's monetary policy stance

The Japanese Bond Market

The Japanese Bond Market

Market forces have pushed Japanese government bond yields above policy targets. The moves are the biggest test in seven years of yield control in Japan

US treasury to reach debt limit

US treasury to reach debt limit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that the United States will likely hit the $31.4 trillion statutory debt limit on January 19th.

Consumer Price Index January

Consumer Price Index (CPI) - January, 2023

On the 13th of January, they released the latest CPI data - adding some fuel to the volatile market.