Macro Commercial Awareness

[Haamsaaveni (Hamsi) Kumar]

Today’s career question is what are the key macro issues that one has to know for commercial awareness? Macro knowledge can definitely help you out of an interview situation where the interviewer asks you about an issue that you may not have a clue about!

It is definitely not a Watson Daily edition without talk of inflation! I also like to follow oil prices as it is a good indicator of the state of the market and it impacts almost all industries.

• This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by Haamsaaveni (Hamsi) Kumar.

[Ines Pinheiro]

Hi Hamsi, this is a great question! I agree with you; oil prices and inflation are two topics I follow closely to understand how the markets are operating and the economy is unfolding. Also, anything commodities-related is of interest to me, especially now that materials such as lithium are essential to creating batteries in the transition to a green economy. I would add cryptocurrencies to that list and keep an eye on the most recent trends involving NFTs, banking operations and buy-now-pay-later.

It might sound boring, but I think COVID and Brexit are still quite relevant, especially when they continue to affect the supply chain and footfall on the high street!

I would love to hear what other people think!

[Alinakazmi]

I agree with Ines, I think areas that impact most sectors such as unemployment rates showing how the overall economy is doing. It helps in interviews as you can always link the topics to any commercial question.

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