The world’s financial environment has become incredibly tangled and multifaceted. The global availability of information to investors, particularly in rural areas, thanks to the internet, has caused investor sentiment to shift from an emotional response to an analysis and data-driven one.
Inflation serves as a prime example of this. In the past, most individuals...
Introduction
In the complex and multifaceted world of economic indicators, initial jobless claims hold a special place. As a measure of the number of individuals filing for unemployment benefits for the first time, this statistic offers a real-time glimpse into the health of the labor market, which in turn is a vital component of the overall economic landscape....
I write to you with a sense of concern and urgency regarding the current state of global financial markets. As an astute investor, it is crucial to stay ahead of potential crises that could significantly impact your portfolio. In light of this, I would like to draw your attention to two potential scenarios that demand our immediate attention: hyperinflation and a...
In our second ever blog in our economics masterclass, we will be going over the extremely basic yet important basics of the markets. Today we will be going over Economic Methodology, The Nature and Purpose of Economic Activity and Economic Resources.
Economic methodology
Now Economics is a social science, it seeks to understand how individuals, businesses,...
☑️The fact that the whole world is in massive Debt that can not be repaid is a buzzphrase that was around for like 20 years already.
20 years passed and nothing bad has happened, so what to worry about? In fact an entire political and economic movement called MMT or a modern monetary theory emerged claiming that government debt does not matter and that we can,...
All markets go through cycles of expansion and contraction.
📈When a market is in an expansion phase (an uptrend), there is a sentiment of optimism, belief, and greed. Typically, these are the main emotions that lead to a strong buying activity.
Sometimes, a strong sense of greed and belief overtakes the market in such a way that a financial bubble can form....
☑️The fact that the whole world is in massive Debt that can not be repaid is a buzzphrase that was around for like 20 years already.
20 years passed and nothing bad has happened, so what to worry about? In fact an entire political and economic movement called MMT or a modern monetary theory emerged claiming that government debt does not matter and that we can,...
What are GOVERNMENT BONDS YIELD?
Bonds are Fixed Income instruments that allow investors to anticipate the flow of funds they will receive.
What does an inverted yield curve mean?
Put simply, this means that short-term US debt is more profitable than long-term debt. Economic theory says that in a “normal” situation, long-term lending should be more...
Hey traders,
Even though I am a pure technician and I rely only on technical analysis when I trade, we can not deny the fact that fundamentals are the main driver of the financial markets.
In this post, we will discuss the most important fundamentals that affect forex market.
📍Unemployment rate.
Unemployment rate reflects the percentage of people without a...
Part 3.
Turnover or retail volumes, orders and inventories
This type of data measures retail trade turnover. As a rule, the retail business is, in simple words, a place where you and I go to shop to buy basic necessities and luxury goods.
It is important because it is an excellent indicator of consumer demand within a particular economy. In certain countries,...
Part 2.
Hello everyone
Today we will continue discussing the economic data that you may encounter in the economic calendar, the knowledge of which will help you to make more profit in the forex market.
Business environment: Indicators and Surveys
These indicators and surveys reflect observational data on the business climate. These surveys are interesting...
Part 1.
No matter how well you use technical analysis, you should still follow the fundamental news.
Fundamental news can push the market against you and destroy any pattern and even reverse the trend.
Every professional trader uses an economic calendar for this purpose.
Thanks to the data from the economic calendar, you can predict when the market may start...
How does FED affect money supply?
Before, we get into our main topic, we just wanted to clarify a small common misconception. Quick answer to the question above is the monetary policy; however, a lot of people confuse monetary and fiscal policies or use the terms interchangeably. Indeed, both are macroeconomic tools used to stimulate/slow down the economy....
The Basics In Real World Macro Economics - Monetary System - Finance - Investing.
While there are a lot of moving parts don't make it more complicated than it needs
to be. Never mix Macro with Micro, Never Mix Politics with Macro. Just keep it simple.
Hey guys.
As a macro trader, I really need to look at a wide variety of indicators and market data, whether economic or price based.
However, I HATE many of the other charts that are out there.
So I'd like to introduce you to a little known trick.
Have you heard of Quandl?
They provide alternate data sets for loads of different types of things, whether it's...
Bull markets tend to follow a drop in CPI, once the deflationary relationship ceases and goes back into inflationary mode.
As it takes additional "devalued currency" to acquire the consistent amount of the equity in relation to it.
In addition, with low rates, this creates opportunities to take on debt (with equity as well) such as a home, as the loan itself will...
Thats a big text but may add something to your knowledge about how the markets work.
I will explain a the reasons that made me confident about all those JPY trades, and that was the STOCK MARKETS.
I'm a full-time trader on the Brazilian stock market, it has some peculiarities right now, with all the political noise we are having here. But my knowledge regarding...
Charting economic data can help you learn more about the macro world and see the bigger picture. This chart shows weekly Initial Jobless Claims in the US. In other words, it shows you how many people are filing for unemployment each week. The big spike, which has never been seen before in economic history, shows what the COVID-19 slowdown did to the economy in...
