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THE MARKET IS MOVING. KEEP UP.

The global economy is changing faster than ever before.


Market Makers newsletter by Phil Mackintosh provides deep insights and analysis on the transformative forces shaping the global economy, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Each week we examine the biggest influences disrupting and driving the global markets — from industry-shaping technology and trends to evolving policies, market-moving IPOs and beyond. 

 

Phil Mackintosh

Phil Mackintosh

Senior Vice President, Nasdaq Chief Economist

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Indexes Research and Insights

Nasdaq-100 Index® Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation

The Nasdaq-100 Index® is turning 40! Over the past four decades, the index has grown to become one of the most popular benchmarks for trading and investment products in the world.

  • 1 day ago
  • Phil Mackintosh
Markets

Top Trading Trends from 2024

Last year, a number of new records were set, and today, we take a look at some of the top trading trends from 2024.

  • Jan 23, 2025
  • Phil Mackintosh
IPOs

IPO Revival Likely to Continue into Mid-2025

Following the earlier upturns in Nasdaq's U.S. and Stockholm IPO Pulses, actual IPO activity also recovered – in both the U.S. and Stockholm – in 2024.

  • Jan 16, 2025
  • Phil Mackintosh, Michael Normyle

A Market Makers Webinar

How AI Is Changing Trading

Nasdaq Chief Economist, Phil Mackintosh, hosts the first Market Makers webinar, which showcases data-driven research on how AI is changing trading. 

 

You'll hear from Stanford University Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Markus Pelger, on the role machine learning can play in asset pricing. You'll also learn from Nasdaq Head of AI Research and Engineering, Doug Hamilton, about how Nasdaq is leveraging AI to advance market modernization. The educational webinar will help you understand the impact and implications of AI on trading.

Videos

Phil Mackintosh on TradeTalks

What’s Driving Optimism in the Market Due to Strong Earnings
Phil Mackintosh, Chief Economist at Nasdaq, Max Cabasso, Managing Director on the Nasdaq Market Intelligence Desk, Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers, and Chris Englebert, Founding Partner & CIO of Englebert Investment Advisors, join Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss what’s driving optimism in the market due to strong earnings, the dominant theme of AI and technology, and Trump’s agenda.
Jan 22, 2025
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Additional Market Analysis

Access analysis led by Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh and the Economic Research Team that helps to support all Nasdaq businesses in analyzing data and formulating policies designed to help improve trading, capital formation and market structure.

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Market Makers with Phil Mackintosh

Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh's 2024 Economic Outlook
Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh shares his insights on the 2024 macroeconomic outlook.
Jan 05, 2024

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North American Markets

From breaking barriers as the first electronic stock exchange, to regularly eclipsing records for average daily volume (ADV) share, Nasdaq's North American markets give trading industry participants access to diverse and transparent liquidity in the equity and equity derivatives markets.

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