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>The Fed published its quarterly Financial Accounts of the United States report on Thursday (previously known as Flow of Funds and what the Fed calls the Z1 report) for the first quarter of 2018.  The report provides an update on U.S. household and corporate balance sheets and this quick note summarizes parts of the report.</p><p>On the household side, net worth rose by $1.0 trillion in the first quarter to $100.8 trillion.  From its 2009 trough, household net worth has increased by $45.8 trillion.  In…</p>

The Fed published its quarterly Financial Accounts of the United States report on Thursday (previously known as Flow of Funds and what the Fed calls the Z1 report) for the first quarter of 2018.  The report provides an update on U.S. household and corporate balance sheets and this quick note summarizes parts of the report.On the household side, net worth rose by $1.0 trillion in the first quarter to $100.8 trillion.  From its 2009 trough, household net worth has increased by $45.8 trillion.  In…

An Update On U.S. Consumer and Business Balance Sheets From The Fed's Z1 Report