The Spectra Markets Library

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Friday Speedrun

Reacceleration

The soft patch wasn’t particularly soft and now we’re ready to rip again

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Cook, PCE, BLS, etc.

A series of short bursts of prose each discussing a separate topic

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USDJPY, US economy, and BRL

USDJPY is on the edge of a precipice but needs a macro push from the data

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USD, France, NVDA

Micro USDJPY buying, macro watching France, traders watching NVDA

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Does it matter?

I don’t think that either French politics or Lisa Cook’s firing are tradable.

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Friday Speedrun

Run it hot

Powell was hawkish now he’s dovish

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FOMC and AI

They’re all that matter right now

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Three Big Themes

Zooming out a bit to look at AI, labor supply, and bubbliciousness

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Long NZDCHF

I like NZD but I don’t have a USD view so NZDCHF it is.

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Fed and RBNZ

Powell can stick to wait-and-see. RBNZ might say they’re done cutting.

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The Macro Trading Floor podcast

Catch up with Brent Donnelly and Macro Alf every week on The Macro Trading Floor. Listen as they discuss themes that are moving markets, highlight important trade ideas, and get to the bottom of what’s going on in macro.

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50 Trades in 50 Weeks

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