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.

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U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose 235,000 in February—higher than expectations—with private payrolls up 227,000.  The unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.7% from 4.8% even as the participation rate increased to 63.0% from 62.9%.  The U6 underemployment rate fell to 9.2% from 9.4%.Average hourly earnings rose 0.2% in February and year-over-year wage growth picked up to 2.8% from 2.6%.  Private-sector hours worked increased 0.2% and hours worked of factory production workers jumped 0.6%.February…

U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose 235,000 in February—higher than expectations—with private payrolls up 227,000.  The unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.7% from 4.8% even as the participation rate increased to 63.0% from 62.9%.  The U6 underemployment rate fell to 9.2% from 9.4%.Average hourly earnings rose 0.2% in February and year-over-year wage growth picked up to 2.8% from 2.6%.  Private-sector hours worked increased 0.2% and hours worked of factory production workers jumped 0.6%.February…

U.S. Jobs Report Locks in Fed Rate Hike Next Week

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U.S. Jobs Report Locks in Fed Rate Hike Next Week