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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Aug 25, 2021 • 23min
The Calm Before the Storm - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss credit spreads in the current directionless markets ahead of this week’s much awaited Jackson Hole Symposium. Other topics include coming changes at the Fed and expectations for financial regulation in 2022 and 2023.
Aug 20, 2021 • 22min
Delta Doldrums - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 23rd, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Aug 18, 2021 • 27min
Seeing in 3-D - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss their outlook for credit spreads through three distinct factors: technicals, fundamentals, and the macro landscape. On balance, they conclude these factors should point to narrower spreads with credit spreads likely to retest cyclical tights into year-end.
Aug 13, 2021 • 23min
Out of Office Day - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 16th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Aug 6, 2021 • 19min
Great Jobs! - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 9th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Aug 3, 2021 • 23min
Uncharted Transitory - Monthly Roundtable
Margaret Kerins along with Ian Lyngen, Greg Anderson, Dan Krieter and Ben Jeffery from BMO’s FICC Macro Strategy team bring you their debate on the longer-term viability of the Fed’s characterization of inflation and the implications for U.S. rates, high quality spreads and FX.
Jul 30, 2021 • 22min
August Again - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of August 2nd, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Jul 23, 2021 • 22min
Checking the Taper - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of July 26h, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Jul 21, 2021 • 29min
Is This It? - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the ramifications of the recent bout of Treasury market volatility including the modest widening in credit spreads and discuss whether more weakness will be realized. Other topics include the threats to global growth and rising inflation and front-end dynamics ahead of the month-end debt ceiling deadline.
Jul 16, 2021 • 23min
Into the Summer Dome - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of July 19th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
