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Macro

Captain Jash_Mirpuri

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.


Jerome Powell Speaks at Riksbank Event

Jerome Powell Speaks at Riksbank Event

Daddy Jerome Powell is back speaking at his first event of 2023. Let us see what he has to say about the future of the economy

China Reopens Borders and Boosts Global Economy Outlook

China Reopens Borders and Boosts Global Economy Outlook

This week there is a new variable in markets, china is reopening its doors post Covid-19. Implications for Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision and Crypto Market Reversion

Unemployment and NFP Release

Unemployment and NFP Release

The unemployment rate and non-farm payroll for 2023 were released and showed a strong economy with lower unemployment and a potential for the Federal Reserve to raise rates

December FOMC Minutes

December FOMC Minutes

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting Minutes are a detailed record of the committee's policy-setting meeting held on December 13th and 14th

Unemployment Rate and Non Farmers Payroll

Unemployment Rate and Non Farmers Payroll

Unemployment is when people don't have jobs. They don't go to work and get paid because they don't have a job. Some people are unemployed because they got laid off, so their employer no longer needs them to work.

We take a look at the crypto markets and review the macro outlook of 2022

Wrapped Macro Crypto 2022

We take a look at the crypto markets and review the macro outlook of 2022

The real measure of Consumer inflation: The PCE Index

The real measure of Consumer inflation: The PCE Index

Everybody and their mother has become inflation experts yet; everyone has decided that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the best metric for inflation. WRONG. The better metric for consumer inflation is the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE), and it's also the inflation metric that daddy Jerome Powel looks at.

December ECB Meeting

December ECB Meeting

The ECB meeting is a meeting of the governing council of the European Central Bank (ECB). The governing council discusses and decides on the monetary policy of the eurozone.

Highest Put-to-Call ratio in 25 years, the powerful market sentiment indicator

Highest Put-to-Call ratio in 25 years, the powerful market sentiment indicator

The Put to Call ratio is not a foolproof indicator and should not be relied on as the only factor when making financial decisions. We should use the ratio with other technical and fundamental analysis methods to get a fuller market picture.

The Federal Reserve and Jerome Powell have let the markets know what their decision has been for interest rates.

December FOMC meeting

The Federal Reserve and Jerome Powell have let the markets know what their decision has been for interest rates.

Full Speed Ahead Quantative Tightening

Full Speed Ahead Quantative Tightening

Quantitative tightening (QT) is a contractionary monetary policy tool used by central banks to reduce the money supply, liquidity, and general level of economic activity in an economy.

December CPI Report

December CPI Report

On the 13th of December, they released the latest CPI data - adding some volatility to the end of the year.