Monetary
According to BCA Research’s European Investment Strategy service, German yields are unlikely to experience a decisive break out that would carry them to 3%. Five economic forces suggest that German yields are unlikely to move meaningfully higher in the…
According to BCA Research’s Foreign Exchange Strategy and Global Investment Strategy services, most indications of Japanese inflation are pointing to upside surprises. This will boost interest-rate differentials in favor of the yen. Core-core CPI came…
Despite the underwhelming economic recovery, Chinese authorities remain reluctant to open wide stimulus taps as much as they have in past economic downturns. This is corroborated by the PBoC’s marginal interest rate cut last Tuesday. The one-year medium-term…
Before doctors prescribe treatments to a patient, they first make a diagnosis. The success of the treatment is contingent upon the accuracy of the diagnosis. The same is true for a country’s economy. Many commentators use notions like debt deflation,…
While the bearish bond trade currently has a lot of momentum, we continue to think that Treasury yields are close to a cyclical peak and will be lower on a 6-12 month horizon.
In this special report, we discuss whether the economic conditions necessary for a stronger yen (and higher JGB yields) will materialize over the next 12-to-18 months.
In this special report, we discuss whether the economic conditions necessary for a stronger yen (and higher JGB yields) will materialize over the next 12-to-18 months.
Despite a decline from 7.9% to 6.8% in July, the UK’s headline CPI surprised to the upside. The slowdown in headline CPI mostly reflects the deceleration in the annual inflation for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, which has slowed to 6.8%…
The selloff in US Treasuries has accelerated in recent weeks and the 10-year US Treasury yield is quickly approaching the cyclical peak of 4.25% that was set last October. While momentum is certainly on the side of the bond bears, our US Bond team doesn’t see…
Japanese real GDP grew at an annualized pace of 6% year-on-year in Q2. Reading the tea leaves from the release, public investment rose by 5% quarter-on-quarter annualized, while residential investment jumped by a whopping 7.7%. The big takeaway, however, was…