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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Apr 30, 2021 • 25min
Returning to Work - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of May 3rd, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Apr 28, 2021 • 30min
Reactions to the April FOMC - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss their takeaways from the April FOMC meeting and press conference which largely centered around the Fed’s dual mandate of full employment and stable prices, the potential for regulation of the non-bank financial sector, and financial stability concerns. Dan and Dan then discuss the reasons behind the recent change in their view on credit spreads.
Apr 23, 2021 • 23min
Rebound Referendum - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of April 26th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Apr 21, 2021 • 30min
Winds of Change - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss recent developments regarding three pivotal areas of change in fixed income and how they impact spreads markets, including regulation and a move towards sustainability in finance.
Apr 16, 2021 • 21min
Spring Inflection - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of April 19th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Apr 15, 2021 • 25min
Q2 Spread Outlook - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the various factors set to drive the path of credit spreads in Q2, including their outlook for market technicals and fundamentals.
Apr 9, 2021 • 23min
March's Mulligan - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of April 12th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Apr 6, 2021 • 29min
Hotel QE Forever - Monthly Roundtable
Margaret Kerins along with Ian Lyngen, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter, Ben Reitzes, Dan Belton and Ben Jeffery from BMO’s FICC Macro Strategy team bring you their debate on the impact of the massive fiscal and monetary policy regime changes underway and whether or not Global Central Banks will ever actually be able to extricate themselves from the market and what this implies for US and Canadian rates, high quality spreads and foreign exchange.
Apr 2, 2021 • 22min
Green Shoots and April Showers - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of April 5th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Mar 31, 2021 • 28min
Making the Case: Q2 21 - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton debate whether spreads are more likely to widen or narrow in Q2 from current ranges based on the fundamental and technical outlooks for credit. Then they discuss recent developments in the front-end and swap spreads in light of enhanced downward pressure on money market rates.
