Global trade is one of my favorite variables to track in gauging the state of the global economic cycle. It both reflects changes on the...

It's my favorite time of the month... flash PMI time: the June flash manufacturing PMI composite for developed markets fell -1pt to 54.5...

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Kicking off the week, here's a chart of the weekly global trade indicators. This chart shows the z-score for the Baltic Dry Index (bulk...

This chart makes use of the Thomson Reuters Ipsos consumer sentiment indexes, which I have aggregated into a GDP weighted global...

The latest update to the OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLI) provides the opportunity to take a look at the weighted average view for...

Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...

A short time ago people were writing thought pieces on the "demand deficient" environment, and other buzzwords like "secular stagnation",...

Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...

There is a little-watched and relatively obscure set of indicators produced by Thomson Reuters and Ipsos, called the primary consumer...

Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...

Something unusual has happened to the global economic surprise indexes. Not only have the emerging markets and G10 indexes fallen...

Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...

The release of the latest GDP data brings with it updates to a couple of key trends in government investment, infrastructure spending,...

Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...

This week we're looking at some fresh flash economic data. The Markit flash PMIs. Using GDP weights we can construct a "global flash...

You've probably heard of the "BRIC Economies" - the kings of the new paradigm in emerging markets, and no doubt are sick of hearing about...

This week it's wage inflation, but with a particular twist. Utilizing the great indicators from the innovative economics team at the...

In this video we talk through the global risk radar. Specifically we talk through the investment process here at Topdown Charts and how...

Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...