Global Markets Update The Treasury yield curve could “disinvert” next year We expect the Treasury yield curve to “disinvert” in 2024, as we think the Fed will cut rates by more than investors expect and term premia will remain at least as high as they are now. 4th December 2023 · 3 mins read
US Economics Focus Could an AI boom transform the budget outlook? With the budget deficit rebounding over the last year and Congress characterised by partisan dysfunction, the odds of a full-blown fiscal crisis developing over the next decade are rising. The US... 4th December 2023 · 20 mins read
US Economics Weekly Despite strong growth, core inflation normalising This week’s modest upward revision to third-quarter GDP growth was certainly eye-catching. It suggests that the US economy is not just surviving the surge in interest rates over the last couple of... 1st December 2023 · 7 mins read
Canada Economics Weekly Brighter past, gloomier future The revisions to the national accounts leave the post-pandemic recovery looking stronger than we thought. But that is partly due to intense inventory building, which leaves the economy vulnerable to a... 1st December 2023 · 5 mins read
US Rapid Response ISM Manufacturing Index (Nov.) The unchanged reading of 46.7 for the ISM manufacturing index in November suggests that manufacturing activity continued to struggle despite the end of the United Auto Workers strike. There will... 1st December 2023 · 2 mins read
Capital Daily We doubt oil prices will impact the Treasury rally Oil prices have seemingly had little spillover to other financial markets over recent months, and we don’t think anything from the latest OPEC+ meeting is likely to prevent a further rally in US... 30th November 2023 · 5 mins read
Canada Chart Pack Canada Chart Pack (Nov. 23) GDP contracted in the third quarter and there are downside risks to the outlook. As house prices are falling again, household debt is elevated and high interest rates are still feeding through, the... 30th November 2023 · 1 min read
US Employment Report Preview Stronger employment growth won’t last While we expect the return of striking workers to help non-farm payrolls rise by a stronger 200,000 in November, underlying labour demand probably eased. 30th November 2023 · 3 mins read
Canada Rapid Response Canada GDP (Q3 & Sep.) On the face of it, the upward revision to second-quarter GDP growth combined with the preliminary estimate of a strong monthly gain in October suggests that the surprisingly large fall in third... 30th November 2023 · 3 mins read
Capital Daily Bund yields may fall by less than Treasury yields next year While we think both yields will fall next year, we expect a smaller drop in the yield of 10-year Bunds than in that of 10-year Treasuries. 29th November 2023 · 4 mins read
Bank of Canada Watch A less hawkish hold The second consecutive month of muted core inflation pressures in October should have further reduced the Bank of Canada’s appetite for another interest rate hike. While markets are now in agreement... 29th November 2023 · 7 mins read
US Housing Market Update Deep divide among homebuilders The usually strong relationship between NAHB homebuilder confidence and housing starts has broken down recently. That can be explained by the composition of the NAHB’s builder members, which are... 29th November 2023 · 3 mins read
FX Markets Update Currency markets and the G10 easing cycle With the post-pandemic global monetary tightening cycle now drawing to a close, this Update takes stock of where interest rate expectations in the G10 economies stand and what that implies for the... 29th November 2023 · 5 mins read
