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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Jun 24, 2020 • 23min
Summertime Sadness - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss their expectation for credit spread weakness and the various catalysts including a second wave of COVID-19, renewed stay-at-home orders, fading fiscal/monetary stimulus, and a Democratic sweep at the November Presidential election. Other topics include the potential monetary response to a sustained risk off move and the FCA’s announcement that details around the end of Libor could come as early as this year.
Jun 19, 2020 • 24min
Bonds of Summer - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of June 22nd, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Jun 17, 2020 • 19min
The Elephant in the Market - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton answer the most frequently asked questions surrounding the Fed’s announcement to begin buying individual corporate bonds, including a discussion on what issues stand to benefit from how purchases were structured. They also discuss their view on the path of credit spreads in the near/medium term.
Jun 12, 2020 • 22min
Slipping Into Summer - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of June 15th, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Jun 10, 2020 • 24min
Reflections from the Fed - High Quality Credit Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss Wednesday’s FOMC statement and press conference including the seemingly pessimistic tone from Chair Powell, forward guidance via the SEPs, and the lack of discussion around the seemingly overdue Primary Market Corporate Credit Facilities. Other topics include the near- and longer-term view for spread markets.
Jun 5, 2020 • 26min
What Recession? - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of June 8th, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Jun 2, 2020 • 19min
Trillions is the New Billions - Monthly Roundtable
Margaret Kerins along with Ian Lyngen, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter, Ben Reitzes, Dan Belton, Jon Hill, and Ben Jeffery from our FICC Macro Strategy team bring you their top line thoughts on the Treasury yield curve, Treasury’s $800 bn question, the Fed’s $1.5 trillion in Tsy coupon purchases, BoC intervention potential, and the massive retracement in credit and FX that shapes our outlook for these markets in coming months.
May 29, 2020 • 26min
Math in This Job? - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of June 1st, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
May 27, 2020 • 22min
The Recovery Tripod - High Quality Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the rally in risk assets over the past two weeks including the three main drivers of the recovery: economic re-opening, positive news around a vaccine, and stimulus, as well as how spreads would respond to a negative turn in any of these factors. Other topics include US/China tensions and potential for long-term spread market impacts of the pandemic.
May 22, 2020 • 25min
Early Close from Home - The Week Ahead
Ian Lyngen, Ben Jeffery, and Jon Hill bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of May 26th, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
