Macro Intelligence Macro Intelligenceby Areeb Ali Khan

Articles

Plain-English macro & markets, one new piece a week.

Sep 23, 2026

The Six Questions That Frame Any Macro Backdrop

Strip macro down to six yes/no questions and the whole picture gets clearer.

Sep 16, 2026

Why Macro Is a Slow Signal (What a Backtest Taught Me)

Testing the macro score honestly revealed something important: it barely predicts weeks — but it works over months.

Sep 09, 2026

Central Banks 101: Fed, ECB, BoJ and Liquidity

Central banks set the price of money. Their stance — dovish or hawkish — is the master dial for risk.

Sep 02, 2026

CPI vs PPI: What Inflation Data Actually Tells You

One measures what you pay; the other measures what producers pay. Together they show where inflation is heading.

Aug 26, 2026

Reading the Yield Curve Without the Jargon

The gap between long and short rates has predicted every US recession in modern history. Here's how to read it.

Aug 19, 2026

The Dollar (DXY) and Why Crypto Watches It

A strong dollar tightens global financial conditions. A weak one loosens them. Crypto feels both.

Aug 12, 2026

Real Yields: The Quiet Driver of Risk Assets

The 10-year real yield is one of the most important prices in the world — and most retail traders never look at it.

Aug 05, 2026

What a Macro Regime Is (and Why It Matters for Crypto)

A regime is the dominant theme the market is trading — and it changes how every other signal should be read.

Coming next (one per week)

Liquidity, Stablecoins and the Tide That Lifts CryptoSep 30
Macro + On-Chain + Sentiment: Reading the Whole MarketOct 07