The Weekly Macro Outlook

What’s shaping global markets this week and the key events traders need to watch.
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Our Weekly Macro Outlook provides essential context for the week ahead, highlighting key economic releases, central bank activity, and the macro themes shaping market conditions.

It complements our flagship technical analysis research, helping traders stay aligned with the broader environment while focusing on the key events most likely to affect markets. 

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 16 June 2025

Key events this week; Central Bank Meetings - FOMC, BoJ, SNB, BoE, and US Retail Sales Recap from last week: Benign US Inflation for May Last week offered a mixed view of the global economic outlook. Initial optimism stemmed from benign US inflation reports, which...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 9 June 2025

Key events this week; US CPI & PPI May Recap from last week: Policy Impacts We are at an early point in the policy cycle where significant new policy changes are beginning to be reflected in US economic performance. Our focus remains on tracking shifts in the US...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 2 June 2025

Key events this week; US Non-farm Payrolls, ISM & S&P PMI surveys, Fed Speeches, ECB & BoC Meetings Recap from last week: US Growth Amid Tariff Distortions Following our focus in recent weeks, we continue to examine an economic landscape heavily influenced...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 26 May 2025

Key events this week; US PCE inflation & prelim goods trade balance, FOMC minutes, & RBNZ meeting Recap from last week: Navigating the Economic Crosscurrents: Tariffs, Inflation, Growth, and Sentiment We pick up on a similar theme to last week as we continue...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 19 May 2025

Key events this week – S&P Prelim PMIs May, RBA meeting, CPI: Japan, UK, Canada, and the Euro area Recap from last week - Navigating the Economic Crosscurrents: Tariffs, Inflation, Growth, and Sentiment We continue to navigate shifts in the economic landscape amid...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 12 May 2025

Key events this week – US CPI, PPI, retail sales, output, housing, and US Fed speeches Recap from last week: Central Bank Decisions Diverge on Tariff Uncertainty Elevated tariff uncertainty and trade tensions remained a key theme among central bank decisions last...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 5 May 2025

Key events this week – FOMC & BoE meetings, ISM & S&P Services PMIs Recap from last week: The tariff reality begins to bite. The reality of tariffs appears to be starting to ripple through the US and global economy. The breadth of this impact will depend,...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 28 April 2025

Key events this week – US Q1 GDP, Non-farm payrolls, PCE inflation, ISM manufacturing PMI, Eurozone & Aus CPI, BoJ Meeting Recap from last week: Global PMIs Soften as Tariff Risks Loom. There were several unifying themes emerging from the various surveys and data...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 21 April 2025

Key events this week – S&P prelim PMIs for April, US Durable Goods Orders, Fed Beige Book Recap from last week: Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Central Bankers. Uncertainty surrounding US tariffs looms large over global monetary policy. Speeches last week showed...

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The Macro Outlook for w/c 14 April 2025

Key events this week – US retail sales, US Fed Chair Powell speech, BoC & ECB decisions, and global inflation data Recap from last week: Uncertainty Continues to Cloud the Economic Horizon. Negative market reaction to the US tariff shock of April 2nd continued to...

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