Macro Trading and Economic Indicators
Macro trading takes positions based on economic factors: interest rates, inflation, GDP, central bank policy, currency strength. This hub covers the indicators that move markets and how to think about macro in your trading.
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- What Is Macro Trading? Strategies and Approach — Macro trading takes positions based on large-scale economic factors: central bank policy, inflation, growth, currencies, commodities. Famous...
- Economic Indicators Every Trader Should Know — The economic indicators that move markets: Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) released first Friday of each month, CPI inflation data, FOMC interest ra...
- Inflation and Trading — How CPI Moves Markets — Inflation data (CPI, PCE) moves stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities. Higher-than-expected inflation typically causes stocks to fall (...
- How the Federal Reserve Moves Markets — The Federal Reserve sets US monetary policy: interest rates and money supply. FOMC meetings 8 times per year produce some of the largest mar...
- Forex and Macro — Currency Trading Fundamentals — Currency pairs move on interest rate differentials, economic strength, and central bank policy. The carry trade exploits rate differences. R...