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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Nov 5, 2021 • 25min
Short Week, Good Week - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of November 8th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Nov 3, 2021 • 25min
Hut Hut Hike - Monthly Roundtable
Margaret Kerins along with Ian Lyngen, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter, Dan Belton and Ben Jeffery from our FICC Macro Strategy bring you their reactions to the November FOMC meeting and other main narratives that are dominating market pricing and what these themes imply for US rates, high quality spreads and foreign exchange.
Oct 29, 2021 • 22min
A Squared Dozen - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of November 1st, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Oct 27, 2021 • 33min
The Only Game in Town - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss seemingly the only factor driving credit markets: inflation. They also debate how their inflation outlook will impact credit markets going forward.
Oct 22, 2021 • 21min
Squid Bonds - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of October 25th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Oct 20, 2021 • 24min
SOFR Swoon - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the unexpected dip in the overnight SOFR rate including its drivers and implications for investors. Other topics include recent factors impacting credit markets, developments in the LIBOR/SOFR transition, and SOFR swaps.
Oct 15, 2021 • 24min
Ranging Bull - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of October 18th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Oct 13, 2021 • 24min
New Year, New Range? - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss four factors likely to bring a new, wider range in credit spreads in 2022 including inflation/growth concerns, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and technicals. Other topics include recent norms for credit spread ranges.
Oct 8, 2021 • 22min
Q-Fouria - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of October 12th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Oct 5, 2021 • 21min
Jay Powell and the Inflation Jitters - Monthly Roundtable
Margaret Kerins along with with Ian Lyngen, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter, Ben Reitzes, Dan Belton and Ben Jeffery from our FICC Macro Strategy discuss the new range for US rates and what to expect in 2022, potential implications of Fed taper on TIPS pricing and what this means for nominal yields, oil prices and the FX market, G10 monetary policy stances, inflation versus growth in Canada, and corporate market supply and spread projections including implications of a new Vice Chair for Supervision at the Fed.
