Trading Event Risk: How Markets React to Economic Surprises

StoneX Trading Global Macro Podcast – Ep. 7

This week on The Trading Global Macro Podcast from StoneX, John Kicklighter and Matt Weller unpack one of the most powerful, and misunderstood, forces in financial markets: event risk. From central bank meetings to jobs and inflation reports, scheduled releases are moments when new information floods into the market all at once, often sparking sharp volatility. But how should traders and investors prepare for these events?

In this episode, John and Matt explore:

🔹 The difference between scheduled and unscheduled event risks

🔹 Why volatility tends to cluster around these moments

🔹 How expectations drive market reactions

🔹 The key global events that consistently move markets

🔹Practical tips for incorporating event risk into short- and long-term strategies

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