If you have been investing for a while, you have probably noticed that CPI day feels like one of the biggest market events of every month. Financial news breaks within seconds, Treasury yields move almost immediately, and stock prices can swing sharply before many investors have even finished reading the report. When I first started […]
I used to feel nervous whenever the US 10-year Treasury yield started rising sharply. When I first started following the US stock market, I thought the relationship was simple: if yields rise, growth stocks fall. So whenever the 10-year Treasury yield moved higher, I became cautious about Nasdaq-related stocks and sometimes reduced positions too early.
When I first started learning how to read US CPI data, CPI releases were one of the most confusing macro events to follow. I thought lower inflation should always be good for stocks, and higher inflation should always be bad. But the market did not move that simply. There were days when CPI looked high,
Many new investors believe recessions happen without warning. I used to think the same way. Whenever I saw the word “recession” in the news, I assumed the stock market was about to crash. Over time, I realized that recessions rarely arrive out of nowhere. The economy usually shows signs of slowing long before an official
What Is the Dollar Index? This is one of the most useful macroeconomic questions beginner investors can ask when they start learning how global markets are connected. When I first started building my portfolio, I used to focus almost entirely on company news. If a stock fell, I assumed something must have gone wrong with
How U.S. Treasury Yields Affect Tech Stocks is one of the most important macro relationships beginner investors should understand when reading Nasdaq movements. Many beginners focus on earnings reports, product launches, and company news when evaluating technology stocks. Those factors matter, but they are only part of the story. I first paid closer attention to
