Macroeconomic insight, written for Africa, from inside it.
Most macroeconomic writing on Africa is either too academic to use or too superficial to trust. The Economic Whisperer is my attempt at the third option: plain language, sharp thinking, real numbers, no jargon for jargon's sake. Written for professionals, policymakers, decision-makers, and the curious — the people who need more than the headlines.
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What Kenya's last MPC tells us about Q2 expectations
Dec 26, 1969 · 8 min read
The Monetary Policy Committee held rates steady — but the language shifted. Here's what to read between the lines, and what it means for the second quarter.
Read it →Why the next Eurobond is the one to watch
Spreads tell a story the press release won't. A close read of the curve, the cover, and what international capital is pricing about Kenyan risk this cycle.
Three things I think about every time the shilling moves
Not every move means what the headlines say it means. A short field-guide for reading currency movements without the panic.
AI agents and economic forecasting: a working theory
What changes when the forecaster doesn't get tired, doesn't get bored, and reads every paper ever published? An early attempt at a theory of mixed human-AI prediction.
The Treasury auction calendar is a forecast in disguise
If you know how to read it, the Treasury's issuance schedule tells you more about the next six months than most press conferences.
On data, dignity, and who gets to tell Africa's story
A more personal piece on why I built what I built — and why the question of who holds the pen on African economic narratives is not academic.
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