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Macro trading and the Fed

An advanced look at how central bank policy, using the US Federal Reserve as the world's most closely watched example, actually moves stocks, bonds, and currencies, including how the peso and BSP fit into that picture.

🔒 Advanced course. Complete Bond markets, deep dive first to unlock these lessons.
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What central banks actually control: the policy rate and the dual mandate

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02🔒

How a rate decision ripples through the economy: the transmission mechanism

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03🔒

Reading a Fed statement and press conference: what markets actually listen for

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04🔒

Quantitative easing and quantitative tightening

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How stocks typically react to rate hikes and cuts, and why 'typically' has real exceptions

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How bonds react to Fed policy: tying it back to duration and the curve

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How currencies react to interest rate differentials

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Inflation data and why markets react so strongly to CPI releases

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Recession signals macro traders watch beyond the yield curve

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Positioning around macro events responsibly

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