DM Markets Chart Pack Equities and bonds bask in the sun (Aug 09) Equities and bonds both did well in August. Although the two asset classes often tend to diverge, the conventional upward pressures on bond yields during the current economic upswing are much weaker... 7th September 2009 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack Not time to crack open the champagne (Jul 09) Risk appetite is back. The S&P 500 has climbed over the 1000 mark for the first time this year, corporate bond spreads are continuing to contract, emerging markets are rallying and commodities are... 6th August 2009 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack Reality Check (Jun 09) Markets have paused for breath over the past month as risk appetite has begun to show signs of waning. We had not expected investors to lose their enthusiasm quite so soon, and this may be just a... 1st July 2009 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack Bear market bounce could be over soon (Apr 09) The outbreak of swine flu has had little impact on financial markets, even in Mexico. While not wanting to downplay the social costs or uncertainty about how the disease might evolve, we think markets... 29th April 2009 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack Return of risk appetite may not last (Mar 09) Equities have rallied sharply since hitting fresh lows on the 9th March. The bounce has been driven by troubled financials, which have been buoyed by the US Treasury’s plans to deal with “legacy”... 30th March 2009 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack Rising sovereign credit risk takes its toll (Jan 09) Growing concern about the state of public finances has pushed government bond yields higher over the past month. There is still plenty of good news for bondholders, though. Monetary policy is likely... 27th January 2009 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack Quantitative easing makes its mark (Dec 08) The adoption of quantitative easing (QE) by the US central bank in particular has had a clear impact on both foreign exchange and bond markets. By contrast, the effect on equity markets has been... 22nd December 2008 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack Bond yields continue to tumble (Nov 08) Sharp reductions in official interest rates and the growing prospect of deflation have seen government bond yields tumble over the past month. We expect further declines. 28th November 2008 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack The yen stands tall (Oct 08) The threat of financial market meltdown has receded in the wake of plans for bank recapitalisation, but investors’ concerns have simply shifted onto the unfolding global recession. As risk aversion... 23rd October 2008 · 1 min read
DM Markets Chart Pack Rate expectations haven't fallen far enough (Sep 08) Signs of impending recession and a rapid fall in commodity prices have caused investors to substantially revise their interest rate expectations downwards, especially for the UK and euro-zone. But... 4th September 2008 · 1 min read
