1 Moving beyond simple chatbots, what is the specific term for the autonomous AI systems now being deployed by banks like Goldman Sachs to execute trades and manage workflows?
Answer: AGENTIC (7 letters)
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Guess Macro — Sunday, March 22, 2026
The five questions from Sunday, March 22, 2026, with their answers. This puzzle is no longer playable; today's game is on the home page, and the last seven days can still be played in the practice archive.
2 With traditional bank lending tightening in early 2026, what $41 trillion alternative lending market is increasingly becoming the primary source of corporate funding?
Answer: PRIVATE (7 letters)
3 What is the 4-letter acronym for the digital currency that the U.S. Senate recently moved to temporarily ban the Federal Reserve from issuing?
Answer: CBDC (4 letters)
A central bank digital currency - a digital form of sovereign money issued directly by the central bank, unlike commercial bank deposits.
4 Nasdaq recently proposed a "Fast Entry" rule to bypass traditional seasoning periods, specifically aimed at integrating which $1.7 trillion "mega-IPO" into the Nasdaq-100 within 15 days?
Answer: SPACEX (6 letters)
5 Under the 2026 "Basel IV" implementation, what is the 6-letter term for the minimum capital requirement intended to limit the benefit a bank can derive from using internal models?
Answer: OUTPUT (6 letters)