The Global Macro group provides an expansive view of global economic and financial trends, emphasizing the impact of central bank policy decisions and macroeconomic indicators on various asset classes. Members study monetary policy history, economic cycles, fiscal policy, and geopolitical dynamics that shape the financial landscape. By doing so, members hone the ability to anticipate shifts in investor sentiment and risk appetite based on global factors. This theme equips students with a framework for recognizing larger trends and assessing how events, such as currency devaluation, inflation, and global trade disruptions, reverberate across markets. Each semester, the group will develop and pitch a trade idea rooted in macroeconomic analysis—for example, investigating how the substantial volume of negative-yielding debt worldwide might influence safe-haven assets like gold, or exploring implications of interest rate hikes on emerging market currencies.

This theme prepares students for roles in global macro hedge funds, economic research departments within asset management firms, central banks, and international financial organizations, where they apply critical thinking to real-time economic events and market shifts.