This guide provides an in-depth overview of the dashboard's features to help you fully utilize its tools and insights.
Table of Contents
Macro Calendar
The MacroCalendar is your go-to tool for staying on top of key macroeconomic events. These events include Federal Reserve meetings, employment data releases, and inflation reports, all of which can significantly impact the markets.
For example, a Federal Reserve interest rate decision might influence bond yields and equity prices, while a strong employment report could signal economic growth and shape investor sentiment.
Purpose
Displays upcoming economic releases, policy decisions, and other significant events affecting markets.
Key Features
Date Navigation: Scroll through the calendar to view events scheduled for the week or month ahead.
Event Details: Click on any event to see a summary, including the release time, expected data, and prior results.
Filters: Customize the calendar to display events based on importance.
Macro Indicators
The Macro Indicators section highlights four key economic trends: Growth, Financial Conditions, Risk Premium, and Inflation. These indicators provide insights into economic performance and potential market risks or opportunities.
Overview Chart
Default View: Opens to today’s date with the latest readings for all four indicators.
Historical Trends: Adjust the date range to explore changes over time.
Growth
Captures economic expansion or contraction and reflects the economy's overall health.
Key Metrics:
Real GDP Growth: Total economic output adjusted for inflation.
Real Personal Income: Inflation-adjusted income trends showing purchasing power.
Real Retail Sales: Consumer spending, a key driver of growth.
Job Openings: Indicators of labor market health.
Inflation
Measures changes in prices, offering insights into purchasing power and cost-of-living trends.
Key Metrics
Consumer Price Index (CPI): Tracks price changes for goods and services over time.
Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE): Reflects broader inflation from household spending patterns.
Producer Price Index (PPI): Tracks domestic producer price changes, often a precursor to consumer inflation.
Risk Premium
Represents the cost of market risk, reflecting investor sentiment.
Key Metric:
VIX (Volatility Index): Measures expected market volatility over the next 30 days, often called the "fear gauge."
Financial Conditions
Indicates the ease or tightness of financial markets, influenced by interest rates and credit availability.
Key Metrics
SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate): Benchmark rate for overnight loans in the U.S.
Fed Funds Rate: Overnight lending rate between banks, set by the Federal Reserve.
Additional Macro Indicator Graphs
Delve deeper into the data driving each macro indicator with interactive graphs.
Growth Drivers Examples
Real GDP Growth
Job Openings
Real Retail Sales
Real Personal Income
Inflation Drivers Examples
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures)
PPI (Producer Price Index)
Financial Conditions Drivers Examples
Interest Rates (e.g., SOFR, Fed Funds Rate)
Risk Premium Drivers Examples
VIX
Key Features
Interactive Charts: Explore drivers with adjustable date ranges.
Historical Context: Understand long-term macroeconomic trends.
Macro Insights and News
Macro Insights
Macro Overview Daily Summaries: Key takeaways from macroeconomic events and market trends.
ETF and Macro Insights: Detailed information about ETFs, commodities, currencies, and other macro asset classes.
Equity Insights: Highlights of top-performing or underperforming stocks.
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