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Macroeconomics for investors

How a rate decision reaches the price of a security, why the wording of the signal matters more than the decision itself, and what the yield curve says about the future.

7 steps · about 95 min · free

  1. 1The key rate: how a Bank of Russia decision reaches your portfolioThe path from the decision to your account.Article · 2 min
  2. 2Inflation: how it is measured and why it differs from yoursWhy it differs from the inflation you feel.Article
  3. 3Central bank guidance: why the wording matters more than the decisionThe wording matters more than the number.Article · 2 min
  4. 4Deposit or bond: not the same thing at a similar yieldSimilar yield, different risk.Article
  5. 5The yield curve: what the market thinks about the futureWhat the market thinks about the future.Article
  6. 6Exporters and the exchange rate: who gains from a weak roubleWho gains from a weaker rouble.Article
  7. 7Sector sensitivity: who reacts how to macro conditionsWho reacts, and how.Article