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
Episodes
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Sep 22, 2022 • 23min
Fall Hawk Watching - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of September 26th, 2022, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Sep 21, 2022 • 18min
Reactions to the September FOMC - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss their takeaways to the September FOMC meeting and what it means for credit. Topics include the evolution of the SEPs, how the possibility of a soft landing has changed, and the reaction in risk assets to the press conference.
Sep 16, 2022 • 23min
Seeing Dots - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of September 19th, 2022, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Sep 14, 2022 • 18min
An Uneasy Calm - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the narrow trading band in credit spreads which has held despite volatility in financial markets broadly. Other topics include the outlook for fundamental creditworthiness, relatively light issuance thus far in September, and the impact of Tuesday’s CPI report on the odds the Fed can still achieve a soft landing.
Sep 9, 2022 • 22min
Inflation Basket Case - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of September 12th, 2022, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Sep 8, 2022 • 26min
Cycle of Crisis - Monthly Roundtable
Margaret Kerins along with Ian Lyngen, Ben Reitzes, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter, Dan Belton and Ben Jeffery from BMO Capital Markets’ FICC Macro Strategy bring you their outlook for Treasury rates, the shape of the yield curve, IG credit spreads, Canadian rates, and foreign exchange as the Fed and other central banks continue tightening campaigns and the Fed’s QT reaches maximum SOMA portfolio runoff.
Sep 2, 2022 • 22min
A September To Remember - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of September 5th, 2022, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Aug 31, 2022 • 22min
Countdown to Kickoff - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the upcoming September supply wave and what it likely means for high grade corporate and SSA markets. Other topics include the recent resilience in credit and whether the market is adequately priced to the macro outlook, the Fed’s Corporate Bond Market Distress Index (CMDI), and swap spread seasonality.
Aug 26, 2022 • 24min
Summer Swan Song - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 29th, 2022, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Aug 24, 2022 • 24min
Looking West - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the recent performance in credit spreads and what the impending Jackson Hole Symposium is likely to bring for the asset class. Other topics include recent trends in fundamentals and supply, swap spreads, and a possible exemption to the supplementary leverage ratio.
