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GLOBAL MACRO

Global macro is a hedge fund investment strategy that bases its holdings primarily on the overall economic and political views of various countries. Hedge fund managers applying a global macro strategy use forecasts and analysis about interest rate trends, political changes, government policies, and other broad factors. Global macro managers carry long and short positions in any of the world’s major capital or derivative markets. These funds include stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities.

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A True Investing Contrarian: Technical Analysis, February 7, 2012 &...more

Introducing the Global Monetary Policy Rate Indexmore

Central Bank News has developed a set of interest rate indexes to track broad trends in monetary policy across the...

A True Investing Contrarian: Technical Analysis, January 30, 2012; Dow...more

A technical look at the Dow for January 30, 2012.

Central Bank Inflation Targeting Report Card - 2011more

This report provides an update on where inflation is tracking in countries where the central bank has an inflation...

Rational Capitalist Speculator: Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: January 23-27,...more

Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: January 23-27, 2012 Bull + The ECB’s Long-Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) has clearly quelled...

CBN Carry Trade Index Introductionmore

The chart below shows the just-launched Central Bank News Carry Trade Index. Essentially the index is an indicator of...

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 21 Jan 2012more

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 8 central banks, with 4 of those announcing...

RCS Investments Outlook (Begn-2012) « RCS Investmentsmore

Global Interest Rate Movements in 2011more

This article reviews the monetary policy interest rate activity of the world's central banks during 2011.

Rational Capitalist Speculator - Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: New Year’s ‘1...more

Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: New Year's '12 Edition Bull + U.S. economic data continues to shine. Let us count the ways: • U.

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 31 Dec 2011more

The past week in monetary policy saw just three central banks meeting to review monetary policy settings.

What Will 2012 Bring for Global Monetary Policy?more

The year of 2011 was an interesting and eventful year in monetary policy. As the chart below shows, the GDP weighted...

A True Investing Contrarian: The Global Recession Draws Closermore

Economic growth continues to show weakness in China where the HSBC PMI printed an initial number of 49, a slight rise...

Rational Capitalist Speculator - Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: X-Mas ‘11 Edi...more

Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: X-Mas '11 Edition Bull ++ U.S. data continues to show an economy that’s weathering a turbulent...

Central Bank of Russia Cuts Rate 25bps to 8.00%more

The Central Bank of Russia dropped its benchmark refinancing rate by 25 basis points to 8.00%. The Bank said:...

Rational Capitalist Speculator - Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: December 12-1...more

Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: December 12-16, 2011 Bull ++ The U.S. economy has clearly surprised to the upside.

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 17 Dec 2011more

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 11 central banks. Of those adjusting...

Global Markets Update: Euro at 11-Month Low vs. Dollarmore

European markets rebound, although euro zone concerns remain. Manufacturing data continues to contract.

A True Investing Contrarian: Technical Analysis; December 13, 2011 (CA...more

A quick look at the French CAC and German DAX for December 13, 2011.

A True Investing Contrarian: Technical Analysis, December 12, 2011more

Technical Analysis of the Nasdaq and Dow for December 12, 2011

Monetary Policy Week in Review - 10 Dec 2011more

The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 14 central banks around the world.

Rational Capitalist Speculator - Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: December 5-9,...more

Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: December 5-9, 2011 Bull + The U.S. economy is decoupling from Europe. The job market is on the...

A True Investing Contrarian: Technical Analysis, December 9, 2011; S&a...more

Technical Analysis of the S&P 500 for December 9, 2011

Rational Capitalist Speculator - Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: November 28more

Weekly Bull/Bear Recap: November 28 - December 2, 2011 Bull + Central Banks unite. Led by the Fed, central banks from...

Brazil Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate 50bps to 11.00%more

The Banco Central Do Brasil reduced the Selic interest rate by another 50 basis points to 11.00% from 11.50% previously.

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  • MarketWatch
  • centralbanknews.info
  • econgrapher.com
  • Reuters
  • SeekingAlpha.com
  • etfshub.com
  • qfinance.com
  • BusinessWeek

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