Macro Horizons

Margaret Kerins along with Jon Hill, Ian Lyngen and Dan Krieter discuss the developments of the last couple days; not least of which includes the effective Fed funds rate setting this morning at the top of the target range (2.25%). Will the Fed announce a standing repo facility tomorrow? Cut Interest on Excess Reserves? This is a live recording of a client conference call held on 9/17/19 at 1pm ea...

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of September 16th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Margaret Kerins with Michael Gregory, Ian Lyngen, Jon Hill, Ben Jeffery, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter and Dan Belton bring you their thoughts on the looming flashpoints that frame their outlook through year-end.

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of September 9th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of September 3rd, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss why high quality credit spreads are unlikely to widen in the near term as technicals in both Treasury and spread markets remain very supportive.  However, they also highlight a few fundamental drivers of spread market weakness that could overwhelm supportive technicals and push spreads wider in the 4thquarter: the ongoing trade war, absolutely spread levels, an i...

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 26th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Margaret Kerins with Ian Lyngen, Jon Hill, Ben Jeffery and Dan Krieter bring you their thoughts on Fed credibility regarding potential changes to the FOMC’s operating monetary policy framework. They discuss the market implications of inflation make-up strategies, balance sheet expansion efficacy, and delayed expectations for the Fed repo facility on the back of the FOMC July Minutes.

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 19th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 12th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Trade tensions are mounting, accelerating the post-FOMC risk off sentiment. China let the yuan depreciate beyond 7 per dollar. US Treasury has formally labelled China a Currency Manipulator. 10yr Treasury yields have fallen by over 30bp this past week. The front-end is pricing two full rate cuts and a decent chance of a third before year-end. Credit spreads are wider and swap spreads are narrower....

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 5th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of July 29th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

The trade war has already caused significant damage to business confidence, additional trade uncertainties remain, and global growth is decelerating. These factors should directly impact corporate profitability later this year, but are not yet reflected in spreads due to the Fed-fueled yield grab.  Dan Krieter and Dan Belton bring you their outlook for investment credit spreads as the Fed cuts rat...

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of July 22nd, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of July 15th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of July 8th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of July 1st, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of June 24th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

The outlook has dimmed, labor gains hushed, inflation expectations have found their seats, and the stage is now set for the debut of “Powell’s First Cut”. This summer promises to be an inflection point for monetary policy and we’re offering three monetary policy scenarios, along with their respective impacts on rates, spreads, and FX. It goes without saying there are other (far less likely) outcom...

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of June 17th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of June 10th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

This month we present a roundtable discussion on the US-China trade war. As the trade dispute escalates, we analyze the potential impact on US and Canadian growth, interest rates, spreads, foreign exchange, and monetary policy. While not our base case, we also examine the potential implications of China embarking on a large-scale US asset sale program.

Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of June 3rd, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of May 27th, 2019, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.