Daily Central Bank Macro Brief

What It Does

Every weekday morning before the US market opens, this workflow searches for Federal Reserve signals, rate expectations, central bank decisions from major economies, and economic data releases from the last 24 hours. It delivers a structured macro brief to your Telegram covering:

• Who spoke at the Fed and what they signaled
• Current cut or hike probabilities
• Other central bank moves (ECB, BoE, BoJ, RBI, and more)
• Today's economic data vs. expectations
• The next key event on the macro calendar

Why It Matters

The Federal Reserve is the single most powerful force acting on markets every day. A single phrase from a Fed official — "higher for longer" vs. "data dependent" — can move bond markets by 20 basis points and equity markets by 2 percent. Traders who know the rate expectation probabilities before 9:30 AM have a structural edge over those catching up at lunch.

This workflow puts the full macro picture in your Telegram every morning before the first trade — no more piecing together signals from five different financial sites.

How It Works

What You Get

Each morning's Telegram message includes:

1. Fed official speeches from the last 24 hours — name, title, key signal, and market reaction
2. Rate expectations — current probability of cut, hold, or hike at the next FOMC meeting with the meeting date
3. Central bank decisions — signals from ECB, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, RBI, and others
4. Economic data releases — actual vs. expected values for CPI, PCE, jobs, GDP, PMI, retail sales, and more
5. Next key event — the most important Fed event or economic release coming this week

Who It's For

• Macro traders and bond investors who position around Fed policy expectations
• Equity investors who need rate environment context for sector allocation
• Finance professionals and analysts who brief teams on macroeconomic conditions
• Anyone who wants to understand why the market moved the way it did

Setup

1. Connect your Telegram bot — create one via @BotFather, get your chat ID via @userinfobot (takes about 5 minutes)
2. Submit the workflow — do not publish, to preserve your Needle credits
3. Receive your daily macro brief every weekday at 6:00 AM UTC

Customize It

• Change delivery time — set the cron to 0 13 * * 1-5 to receive the brief right at the US market open instead
• Share with your team — change the chat ID to a professional trading group so your team gets the same brief
• Build a macro stack — pair this with tariff alert and bond yield workflows for a complete macro intelligence setup