Macro Horizons

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.

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.

Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of March 29th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss their two preferred trade ideas in the current range-bound environment for credit spreads before turning to recent developments in the transition from LIBOR to SOFR. Topics include the recent announcement that the ARRC will not be recommending a term rate for SOFR, a possible credit-sensitive benchmark, and SOFR FRN issuance.

Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of March 22nd, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss their takeaways from the Fed meeting, and what it might means for the path of credit and swap spreads.

Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of March 15th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the recent widening in credit spreads and a change in their view on the near term path for spreads. Finally, they discuss the pending expirations of exemptions for reserves/Treasury holdings in bank SLR calculations, and what the expiration might mean for credit and swap spreads.

Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the upcoming week of March 8th, 2021, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

Margaret Kerins along with Ian Lyngen, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter, Ben Reitzes, and Dan Belton from BMO’s FICC Macro Strategy team debate the base case for the US economic recovery and the implications for US and Canadian rates, high quality spreads and foreign exchange.