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.

Macroeconomics

<p>Following the Fed’s decision to hike rates again on June 14 and take another step toward balance sheet normalization (by detailing its wind-down plan), the catchphrase ‘policy error’ appears to be trending.  Our view is that if there was a policy error, the mistake was the delayed start and slow pace of normalization.  However, the Fed now faces a dilemma in setting policy based on its official mandates of maximum sustainable employment—where the unemployment rate has overshot its estimate of…</p>

Following the Fed’s decision to hike rates again on June 14 and take another step toward balance sheet normalization (by detailing its wind-down plan), the catchphrase ‘policy error’ appears to be trending.  Our view is that if there was a policy error, the mistake was the delayed start and slow pace of normalization.  However, the Fed now faces a dilemma in setting policy based on its official mandates of maximum sustainable employment—where the unemployment rate has overshot its estimate of…

The Fed Weighs Financial Risks Against Low Inflation