What you'll find in our guides.
Our material is organised into four indicator groups covering most of what shows up in economic news coverage. Each guide stands alone, so you can start wherever is most relevant. Everything here is free to read and provided strictly for informational purposes.
Employment data
What monthly jobs reports measure, how they're compiled, and why revisions happen so often.
Sentiment and confidence surveys
How survey-based indicators capture consumer and business mood, and their limits as predictors.
The yield curve
What an inverted yield curve has historically signalled, and why economists still debate it.
Leading versus lagging indicators
The difference between data that tends to anticipate change and data that confirms it after the fact.
A suggested reading order
New readers often ask where to start. This is the sequence we recommend, though every guide is written to be understood on its own.
Learn what "the data" actually is
Understand how an indicator is collected and compiled before trying to interpret it.
Study one indicator closely
Pick a single data series, like employment, and follow how it's reported and revised over time.
Learn its common pitfalls
Every indicator has a way it gets misread — learn what to watch out for.
Build a reading habit
Combine what you've learned into a routine for following economic releases with context.
This is education, not advice.
None of the material on this site constitutes personalised financial, investment or policy advice, and we do not offer paid consultations, forecasts, trading signals, or financial products. If you are making a specific financial decision, we encourage you to speak with a qualified professional.
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