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Understand the cycles. Decide with the data.
Eco3min tracks the macro regime in real time and publishes long-run series to anchor every decision within its cycle. On institutional data. No personalized advice.
Understanding the mechanisms in order to act with conviction.
Macro Chart of the Week
A new research chart every week — pulled live from Macro Watch
Three levels, one progression: understand — analyze — decide.
Start at your level, then progressively access more advanced analyses and data. Each level grants access to the next.
First bearings
Build the macro framework
Understand what the markets are really saying.
Vocabulary, general framework and first macro signals to make sense of what’s happening on markets.
- Macro basics & economic cycles
- Simplified reading of indicators
- Q&A Hub — 50 sourced answers
« I understand what’s happening. »
Cycle reading
Read regimes, interpret transmissions
Read regimes, anticipate transmissions.
Macro-financial mechanisms, rate transmission, indicator reading and cycle framing.
- Structural in-depth analyses
- Monthly macro bulletin
- Proprietary cycle barometer
« I know how to interpret. »
Data & backtests
Build and test your theses
Backtest your theses on 50+ years of data.
CSV datasets, documented long series and quantitative analyses for advanced arbitrages.
- CSV long-history datasets
- Unique historical series
- Quantitative analyses & backtests
« I can act with conviction. »
Featured
News describes events. Eco3min analyzes the mechanisms that produce them — and gives investors the tools to draw operational conclusions.
Macro · Commodities Intermediate
The 2026 oil shock will probably not trigger a US recession
The Oil Burden Index (1970–2026) shows that the correlation between price peaks and recession is less mechanical than commonly believed.
Macro · Geopolitics Intermediate
Geopolitical fragmentation and financial markets: the structural risk portfolios ignore
Macro barometer · Monthly edition Intermediate
Macroeconomic barometer — May 2026 edition
Markets · Equities Advanced
Concentration, dispersion and passive investing: the silent transformation of equity markets
Monetary policy Beginner
Macro-financial indicators: learning to read the data that moves markets
Core analyses
Dossiers built to last.
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The yield curve and monetary policy expectations
How the term structure of rates signals growth and inflation expectations — and what it implies for portfolio positioning.
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Monetary policy transmission to the real economy
Why established models lag. The mechanisms through which central bank decisions affect credit, equity markets and employment.
03
Market microstructure and behavior
More than 60 equilibrium factors to integrate into a dynamic market reading.
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Commodities, real cycles and macro transmission
How real cycles respond to oil cycles — and how they organize inflation and sector allocation.
Long series. Unique data.
Explore the hub →The Oil Burden Index (1970–2026)
70 years of yield curve inversions
A century of US inflation
The dollar across 18 major crises
Q&A Hub · 50 macro answers
Macro concepts explained by the data.
Sourced and actionable answers to fundamental questions in macroeconomics.
Why does the yield curve invert before recessions?
Read →Real vs nominal rates: why the first matters more
Read →How does the Fed balance sheet affect stock prices?
Read →What happens to markets during stagflation?
Read →The CAPE ratio: what it really says about stock valuations
Read →Why does a strong US dollar trigger global financial crises?
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Mainstream reading
Reaction to announcements
Short-term commentary
Unsourced market opinions
Eco3min reading
Mechanism analysis → concrete implications
Cycles and macro regimes → allocation framing
Historical data → backtests and decision support
What readers do with Eco3min
01
Place an investment within the cycle
Connect the macro regime to favored sectors over the cycle to develop conviction-based theses.
02
Read the current macro regime
The monthly barometer synthesizes growth, inflation, liquidity and real rates into a single grid to place the cycle.
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Decode central bank decisions
Understand transmission lags to anticipate the impact on markets.
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Leverage historical data
Download documented CSV series for your own analyses and backtests.
Recent analyses and cycle readings
Last updated — 10 July 2026