Market News Analyst

Overview

This skill enables comprehensive analysis of market-moving news events from the past 10 days, focusing on their impact on US equity markets and commodities. The skill automatically collects news from trusted sources using WebSearch and WebFetch tools, evaluates market impact magnitude, analyzes actual market reactions, and produces structured English reports ranked by market impact significance.

Prerequisites

• Tools: WebSearch and WebFetch tools must be available for news collection
• API Keys: None required (uses built-in web search capabilities)
• Knowledge: Familiarity with financial markets terminology is helpful but not required

Output

This skill produces conversational guidance during the analysis session. When the full workflow is executed, Claude generates a comprehensive Markdown report (see Step 6 for format) that can be saved to the reports/ directory upon user request. No files are generated automatically; output is presented in the conversation.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• User requests analysis of recent major market news (past 10 days)
• User wants to understand market reactions to specific events (FOMC decisions, earnings, geopolitical)
• User needs comprehensive market news summary with impact assessment
• User asks about correlations between news events and commodity price movements
• User requests analysis of how central bank policy announcements affected markets

Example user requests:

• "Analyze the major market news from the past 10 days"
• "How did the latest FOMC decision impact the market?"
• "What were the most important market-moving events this week?"
• "Analyze recent geopolitical news and commodity price reactions"
• "Review mega-cap tech earnings and their market impact"

Analysis Workflow

Follow this structured 6-step workflow when analyzing market news:

Step 1: News Collection via WebSearch/WebFetch