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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.


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.

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.

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