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Macro

Research on policy, economic cycles, liquidity and regimes.

Move from the latest market state to the research explaining why it matters.
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Regime and policy research

Follow the research connecting policy, inflation, liquidity and the wider economy.

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Macro research and regime context

$223T Derivatives System: The Hidden Liquidity Fragility Beneath U.S. Banking
Hidden Macro Structures (🕸️📉)96% desk relevance

$223T Derivatives System: The Hidden Liquidity Fragility Beneath U.S. Banking

The U.S. banking system sits on top of $223 trillion in derivatives — but the real risk isn’t the notional value. It’s liquidity. This deep-dive breaks down how margin calls, collateral chains, FDIC limits, repo plumbing, and Fed…

Deep Research · 17 min
Gold Didn’t Moon — It Front-Ran Liquidity (Again)
Commodities, Gold & FX (💰🌍)96% desk relevance

Gold Didn’t Moon — It Front-Ran Liquidity (Again)

Gold didn’t spike randomly — it front-ran liquidity, real-rate pivots, and QT stress exactly like we’ve been discussing. Here’s the long-term channel, why it happened, and the three paths forward as the Fed hits its next liquidit…

Analysis · 4 min
The Reverse Repo Trap: How the Fed Quietly Controls Liquidity & Markets
Hidden Macro Structures (🕸️📉)96% desk relevance

The Reverse Repo Trap: How the Fed Quietly Controls Liquidity & Markets

A deep dive into the Federal Reserve’s overnight reverse repo facility — why trillions parked at the Fed aren't “normal,” how it secretly tightens liquidity, affects Treasury auctions, impacts markets, and signals systemic fragil…

Deep Research · 11 min
Mass Layoffs: The Big Cuts of Sep–Oct 2025
Global Macro Signals (🌐📡)96% desk relevance

Mass Layoffs: The Big Cuts of Sep–Oct 2025

From UPS and Amazon to Nestlé, Intel, Target, and Paramount—here are the biggest layoff waves announced over the last 60 days and why they happened.

Deep Research · 11 min
Fed Cuts Again, Tees Up the End of QT — Exactly as I Called It
Liquidity, QE/QT & Collateral (💧🏦)96% desk relevance

Fed Cuts Again, Tees Up the End of QT — Exactly as I Called It

The Federal Reserve just delivered its second rate cut of the year and signaled an end to Quantitative Tightening — confirming what I’ve been predicting for months. Here’s why this pivot was inevitable, what it means for liquidit…

Analysis · 6 min