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 would have preferred the Trump Administration to have made tax reform (particularly of the corporate tax code) the first legislative priority coming into the White House.  However, the Administration and Congressional leadership argued there were procedural issues related to the budget that required health care to be tackled before taxes.  But reforming health care, which is one sixth of the U.S. economy and has massive budgetary and distributional considerations, was always going to get…</p>

We would have preferred the Trump Administration to have made tax reform (particularly of the corporate tax code) the first legislative priority coming into the White House.  However, the Administration and Congressional leadership argued there were procedural issues related to the budget that required health care to be tackled before taxes.  But reforming health care, which is one sixth of the U.S. economy and has massive budgetary and distributional considerations, was always going to get…

Quick Thoughts on the Outlook for U.S. Tax Reform Following the Failed Health Care Effort

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Quick Thoughts on the Outlook for U.S. Tax Reform Following the Failed Health Care Effort