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23 March 2023

Jerome Powell is a little less hawkish

Yesterday’s FOMC meeting provided several insights. I summarise them below. Fed officials raised interest rates by another 25bp in a unanimous decision, bringing the benchmark overnight interest rate David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
24 February 2023

An important free educational resource

After opening it and immediately abandoning it due to time constraints, this week I resumed making videos on my YouTube channel. Thanks to the progress and evolution of technology, with the support of David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
20 February 2023

Spread trading with… fantasy!

Over time I got to know many traders, with some I became friends and we started exchanging opinions and analyses. Among them is Cristian, who is inventive and very imaginative. He is not the classic trader David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
15 February 2023

Analysis of Usd-Jpy… a bit peculiar

Two days ago I received an e-mail from Clément with his analysis of Usd-Jpy. Before I make a few thoughts, I will quote the analysis exactly as it came to me, without changing a comma David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
29 January 2023

Spread trading: contango or backwardation?

Concerning contango and backwardation, I have seen that several people have doubts. When a spread is above zero, is it in contango or backwardation? It depends. It depends on how that spread is constructed David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
29 January 2023

Spread trading: relationship between spread and underlying

Answering this question gives me the opportunity to make some clarifications in addition to emphasising the importance of the underlying in spread trading. Generally, a spread is constructed with the nearest David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.