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Getting started

Foundations for reading weekly market news

Why markets react before data is released

How expectations get priced in ahead of an official data release, and why the reaction can seem backwards.

How to compare markets across regions

What to check before comparing performance or data between two different economies.

Reading a weekly economic calendar

How to use a release calendar to understand what's actually driving a given week's market moves.

Going deeper

Explainers on regional and global connections

How one region's rate decision affects another

Why a central bank move in one country can ripple into currency and bond markets elsewhere.

Emerging market currency swings, explained

What tends to drive sharp currency moves in emerging markets, and why they get outsized attention.

Commodity prices and global demand

How shifts in commodity prices connect back to demand signals from major economies.

Reading a corporate earnings season

What earnings season actually tells you about the broader economy, and what it doesn't.

How trade disputes ripple through markets

A grounded look at how tariff and trade news tends to move markets, and where the reaction can overshoot.

Distinguishing noise from signal in weekly news

How to tell the difference between a headline that matters and one that will be forgotten in a month.

Quick reference

A short checklist for reading a weekly markets summary critically

Use this as a starting prompt, not a complete answer — every week's news has details a general checklist can't capture.

A reminder

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