Economist (US Macro), RDQ Economics

Conrad DeQuadros

Economist (US Macro)

RDQ Economics

RDQ Economics provides global macroeconomic consulting services with an emphasis on U.S. economic fundamentals and monetary policy.  
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Our views are driven by consistent application of classical economic and monetary principles and has generated superior anticipation of changes in the stance of monetary policy and of movements in economic growth and inflation.
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The founders of RDQ Economics—John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros—worked together on Wall Street for a decade, in the independent research space for nine years, and have experience in central banking at the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.  John and Conrad have worked closely with fixed income, foreign exchange, and equity traders and portfolio managers, which has enabled their analysis and advice to be tailored to a clientele that is focused on trading and investment decisions.

FX & Rates

<p>We have over the last two years used various analogies from literature to quantum physics to describe the absurd situation the Federal Reserve has gotten itself into on monetary policy.  Although the Fed argues that monetary policy is data dependent, it has backed off raising rates unless markets were strongly pricing in a hike.  This has resulted in Fed policy falling significantly behind the curve.  The case for a rate hike should have been seen as a strong one—even prior to this week—with PCE…</p>

We have over the last two years used various analogies from literature to quantum physics to describe the absurd situation the Federal Reserve has gotten itself into on monetary policy.  Although the Fed argues that monetary policy is data dependent, it has backed off raising rates unless markets were strongly pricing in a hike.  This has resulted in Fed policy falling significantly behind the curve.  The case for a rate hike should have been seen as a strong one—even prior to this week—with PCE…

Escaping Catch-22 Monetary Policy—Looks Like A Fed Rate Hike Is Coming in March

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Escaping Catch-22 Monetary Policy—Looks Like A Fed Rate Hike Is Coming in March