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 29, 2020 • 18min
Spring Thaw - High Quality Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss their view on credit markets including the impact of a potential economic reopening and what the most recent headlines around Remdesivir might mean for the path of risk assets. Other topics include the reasons behind the sharp decline in Libor, swap spreads, and market technicals.
Apr 24, 2020 • 24min
Ready. Set. Reopen. - 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 April 27th, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Apr 22, 2020 • 22min
Can Libor Transition During a Pandemic? - High Quality Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton discuss the latest developments in credit markets before discussing the implications of COVID-19 on the SOFR/Libor transition. Topics include recent issuance trends, credit spread adjustment implications, and what the pandemic means for the expected end-2021 cutoff date.
Apr 17, 2020 • 26min
Extended Staycation - 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 April 20th, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Apr 15, 2020 • 21min
The Things That Matter - High Quality Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton share their thoughts on the ongoing rally in risk assets including how far it may go. Then they discuss the Fed’s various liquidity facilities and how they will ultimately end up impacting corporate balance sheets once the economy reopens.
Apr 9, 2020 • 27min
Fauci’d - 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 April 13th, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Apr 8, 2020 • 21min
Quantifying the Quarantine - High Quality Spreads
Dan Krieter and Dan Belton share their thoughts on the impact of the Covid-19 economic shutdown on credit and swap spreads. Topics include the Fed’s corporate credit facilities, potential for ratings downgrades to spike, the likely path of Libor, and discussion around the potential reopening of the economy.
Apr 3, 2020 • 25min
Pandemic Fatigue - 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 April 6th, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
Apr 1, 2020 • 34min
Socially Distant Market Strategy - Monthly Roundtable
Margaret Kerins with Ian Lyngen, Greg Anderson, Stephen Gallo, Dan Krieter, Ben Reitzes, Dan Belton, Jon Hill, and Ben Jeffery from our FICC Macro Strategy team discuss their thoughts on the potential market implications of the economic shutdowns in the backdrop of massive monetary and fiscal interventions. They also cover key data points and virus trends to focus on in coming months to determine when the light at the end of the tunnel should begin to brighten.
Mar 27, 2020 • 28min
It's Still Q1? - 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 March 30th, 2020, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.
