

Macro Horizons
BMO Capital Markets
BMO strategists discuss the week ahead in U.S. rates and global trends in the FICC macroclimate. Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Vail Hartman provide weekly updates on the Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities (“FICC”) markets, bringing you thoughtful and timely insights on the U.S. Rates market and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients. Macro Horizons delivers relevant and insightful commentary to help investors navigate the ever-changing global market landscape. For legal disclosure, visit http://www.bmocm.com/macrohorizons/legal
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Jan 27, 2023 • 25min
Landing Soon - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of January 30th, 2023, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Jan 25, 2023 • 19min
Momentum versus Value - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the strong technical backdrop in credit in spite of an unattractive relative value picture. Other topics include what market pricing suggests in terms of the macro outlook and the medium-term path of bank reserves.

Jan 20, 2023 • 20min
Bid Still Standing - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of January 23rd, 2023, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Jan 18, 2023 • 17min
Pricing Perfection - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the sharp rally in credit markets and what levels likely mark attractive selling points. Other topics include the dislocation between Fed messaging and market pricing, the fair value for credit spreads, and developments in primary markets.

Jan 13, 2023 • 23min
Downshift to Terminal - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of January 17th, 2023, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Jan 10, 2023 • 24min
Terminal Approaching - Monthly Roundtable
Ian Lyngen along with Ben Reitzes, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter, Dan Belton and Ben Jeffery from BMO Capital Markets’ FICC Macro Strategy team bring their outlook for US and Canadian Rates, IG credit, and foreign exchange as the Fed arrives at terminal. Across geographies, timing the resteepening of the yield curve remains topical, and while headwinds to the global economy remain relevant in evaluating the path forward for spreads and FX, the data continues to hold up well. Given the market’s attempt to pull forward rate cuts despite consistent messaging from the Fed of their intention to bring rates higher and keep them there, the challenge will quickly become remaining committed to policy in restrictive territory and what that means for markets and the real economy.

Jan 6, 2023 • 21min
All Eyes on CPI - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of January 9th, 2023, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Dec 22, 2022 • 22min
Holiday Special - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of December 27th, 2022, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Dec 16, 2022 • 24min
Long Run, All Terminal - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of December 19th, 2022, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Dec 15, 2022 • 23min
2023 Outlook - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss their outlook for credit in 2023. Topics include spread targets, relative value, the fundamental and technical factors likely to drive credit, swap spreads, and the risks to their outlook.