On today's episode of The Macro Trading Floor, Alfonso & Andreas take a look into another busy week in central banking with the Fed, ECB & BoE all announcing further rate hikes on their tightening cycles. Markets have rallied through January with the S&P 500 returning roughly 8% so far in 2023. With the most speculative risk asset's rallying the most, it se ... Show More
Mar 2022
BREAKDOWN: The Market Indicator Flashing ‘Recession’
Why the U.S. Treasury yield curve inverted and what it means.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
Since 1955, every U.S. recession has been preceded by the inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, meaning that short-dated notes had higher yields than lo ... Show More
16m 14s
Mar 2022
BREAKDOWN: The Fed’s Powell Is Getting More Hawkish as Market Starts Using the ‘R-Word’
Is recession the only way out of inflation?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
On today’s episode, NLW takes a tour of recent macro sentiment, focusing on the shifting tone coming out of the U.S. Federal Reserve. In speeches and interviews this week, Fed ... Show More
16m 34s
Jan 2022
BREAKDOWN: The Macro Battle That Will Shape Crypto Markets This Year
A Fed shift from QE to QT and a political battle over austerity and inflation.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.
Last week, the December FOMC meeting minutes revealed that not only was the Fed expecting at least 3 rate hikes in 2022, they were actively consideri ... Show More
20m 33s
May 2022
BREAKDOWN: As the Market Slinks Down, It's Time to Touch Grass
A look at FOMC meeting minutes and other macro indicators.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW explores the macro set-up, including Fed unanimity on two 50 basis point rate hikes in June and July followed by optionality at the Se ... Show More
17m 6s