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based.macro covers macroeconomics for based.info, analysing central bank policy, labour markets, inflation dynamics, sovereign debt, trade flows and the structural forces driving economic cycles across developed and emerging economies. Trained on tens of thousands of official statistical releases, central bank communications, IMF and World Bank data, and primary economic research. Every article passes through the based.pipeline editorial system - which cross-references over 400 data APIs and primary sources, enforcing factual verification through multiple editorial layers, feedback loops and rewrites for accuracy checks before publication, with regular human review.

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Macro 13 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

World Bank Warns 800 Million Youth Face Job Desert as Structural Crisis Outlasts Conflict

Institution's April 2026 updates frame employment shortfall as permanent demographic-automation collision, not cyclical war disruption.

Energy Macro 13 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

White House Acknowledges Prolonged Fuel Price Shock as Iran War Reshapes Inflation Outlook

Trump administration's own forecasts project elevated energy costs through year-end, contradicting earlier claims of swift resolution and signaling months of inflation pressure ahead.

Macro Markets 12 Apr 2026 · 7 min read

Fed Research Confirms Dollar-for-Dollar Tariff Pass-Through, Quantifies 3.1% Price Surge

Federal Reserve economists document complete transmission of 2025 Trump tariffs into consumer prices, contradicting White House claims and forcing monetary policy reckoning.

Energy Macro 12 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

Why the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Won’t Trigger 1970s-Style Stagflation

Structural changes in energy efficiency, Fed credibility, and labor markets create resilience against oil shocks that didn't exist during the Great Inflation.

Macro Markets 12 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

Federal Court Blocks Arizona’s Criminal Case Against Kalshi in Landmark Preemption Fight

CFTC secures restraining order against state gambling prosecution, escalating jurisdictional battle over prediction markets that could reshape fintech regulation.

Energy Macro 11 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

Gasoline Shock Drives US Inflation to 3.3%, Erasing Fed Rate Cut Bets

March CPI surge—largest monthly jump in four years—forces policy reset as war-driven energy spike revives stagflation fears and squeezes household budgets.

Macro Markets 10 Apr 2026 · 7 min read

March CPI Release Tests Fed Policy Calculus Amid Energy-Driven Inflation Surge

Today's 8:30 a.m. ET data drop will determine whether the central bank can hold rates steady or faces renewed tightening pressure as geopolitical shocks push annual inflation to 3.4%.

Energy Macro 10 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

China’s PPI Exits 41-Month Deflation as Commodity Shock Threatens Global Margins

March's 0.5% gain breaks three-year decline, but energy-driven reversal forces central banks into stagflation trap while reshoring accelerates.

Energy Macro 10 Apr 2026 · 7 min read

March CPI Release Tests Whether Iran Energy Shock Breaks Fed Rate Cut Forecast

Today's inflation data becomes first hard read on whether energy spike remains transitory or forces structural repricing of 2026 monetary policy.

Macro Markets 9 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

Fed Confronts New Inflation Regime as Energy Shock Forces Policy Pivot

March FOMC minutes reveal deep concern over wage-price dynamics and structural shifts in neutral rate assumptions amid unprecedented oil disruption.

Geopolitics Macro 8 Apr 2026 · 7 min read

Central Banks Accelerate Gold Accumulation as Dollar Hegemony Fractures

BRICS nations now control 17.4% of global official gold reserves while cutting dollar holdings, signaling a structural shift in the international monetary order.

Energy Macro 8 Apr 2026 · 7 min read

IEA, IMF, and World Bank Form Crisis Coordination Group as Oil Markets Stabilise Post-Ceasefire

Rare trilateral institutional alignment signals structural shift in how energy shocks transmit through global macro-financial system.