Author name: Dune Research Team

(2-minute read)  |  All eyes are on the next few series of inflation and labour data as it will determine the next course of action for the Fed. The recent US labour data release has shown a decline in the unemployment rate from 3.5% to 3.4% (economist expectations were at 3.6%). This data will make the […]

(2-minute read)  |  This week’s menu: a quick dive into a couple of personal strategies—and more importantly, mindsets and methodologies—for observing and analysing the flow of today’s global economic currents. 1. Don’t miss the forest for the trees.  The primary job of an effective capital allocator is not to play 5-min macro by trading in

(3-minute read)  |  Self-awareness is paramount to anything that bears endearing success in the long run, and a strong prejudice was put to the test recently by a 13D report regarding how Photovoltaic (Solar-Power) technology can be stored rather effectively without losing charge overtime and, more importantly, without the need for “environmentally destructive” Lithium batteries.

(4-minute read)  |  All eyes were on the Bank of Japan (BOJ) this morning in what seems to be the most anticipated central bank meeting of the year so far. Volatility was getting compressed ahead of the meeting as markets awaited a pivotal decision on the account of rumours that the BOJ will change its

(3-minute read)  |  Copper prices have just decisively broken above the $4 handle after falling in the second half of 2022 due to tightening fears and China being in lockdown.  Prior to this, Copper prices traded vertically following the massive liquidity injection in 2020 and stalled in 2021. The $4 level is significant as it

(3-minute read)  |  One of our preferred indicators for US domestic liquidity conditions is the Federal Reserve balance sheet, minus the Treasury general account, minus reverse repos. S&P 500 (Blue) Fed Balance Sheet – TGA – Reverse Repos (Red) It’s expected to head lower in Q1 2023. As more bonds are issued and the Fed

(3-minute read)  |  Weather forecasts are pointing to a very cold European Christmas in 2022. Germany, a heavyweight in the green energy movement, has resorted to switching on once-dormant coal plants to keep households warm this winter. How did we get here? How will these events pave the way to a more sustainable future? We

(3-minute read)  |  “Luke, you’re going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.” / “The truth is often what we make of it; you heard what you wanted to hear, believed what you wanted to believe.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi In his latest FOMC presser,

(4-minute read)  |  “I went forward in time. To view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict.” – Dr. Stephen Strange The crosswinds of Economic, Geopolitical and Social currents create one hell of a macro environment to decipher. It feels like we are in the Avengers where there is only

(5-minute read)  |  This market environment has been arguably one of the most challenging macro environments experienced in decades or even the century. There’s no doubt more pain lays ahead where bulls and bears will get slaughtered. What does a bear market really mean for your goals and dreams? Is it a signal to sell