BMO Views from the North

In a first for Views from the North, I had the pleasure of speaking with TJ Sutter, Co-Head & Macro Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, at CCL Investment Management. We discuss his process when evaluating markets, views on the state of the economy and markets, and where potential opportunities might lie.As always, all feedback is welcome.  

This week Robert Kavcic, a Senior Economist from the BMO Economics team, Fred Nastos, Head of Government Spread Trading and Adam Whitlam from our Canada institutional sales desk, join me to share their thoughts on the provincial & federal budgets, the potential impact of policy measures on markets, how the Bank of Canada outlook changes, and their latest market insights.As always, all feedback is welcome.  

In this episode, Jeff Oland, part of BMO’s Government of Canada bond trading team, joins me to discuss next week’s Bank of Canada policy announcement, the recent sell off in rates, broader economic backdrop, and uncertainty weighing on markets.As always, all feedback is welcome.  

Darren Campbell, BMO’s head of FICC investor sales Canada, discusses the constrained rates market, Bank of Canada policy decision, provincial budget season, and the relevance of RRBs. They delve into challenges with core trades, provincial financing, budget dynamics, and the resurgence of real return bonds amidst uncertainty.

In this episode, Adam Whitlam, part of BMO’s Canadian institutional fixed income sales team, joins me to discuss the current state of the rates market following the wild swings in recent weeks, his views on credit markets, potentially impactful market events over the next month and his favourite trade ideas.As always, all feedback is welcome.

In this episode Robert Kavcic, a Senior Economist from the BMO Economics team, joins me to share his insights on the outlook for the Canadian housing market, reaction to last week’s Bank of Canada policy announcement, and his thoughts on the upcoming provincial budget season.As always, all feedback is welcome.

In this episode, Joel Prussky, BMO’s OIS and cross-currency traders, joins me to discuss next week’s Bank of Canada policy announcement, how this week’s inflation and Business Outlook Survey impact policymakers, when the first cut might come, and his favourite trade ideas.As always, all feedback is welcome.

In this episode, Jeff Oland, part of BMO’s Government of Canada bond trading team, joins me to discuss next week’s Bank of Canada policy announcement, the December index extensions, what to look for in 2024, and his favourite trade ideas.As always, all feedback welcome.

In this episode, Darren Campbell, BMO’s head of FICC investor sales Canada, joins me to discuss the ongoing volatility in fixed income markets, what risk assets are telling us, whether central bank are really done with hikes and his favourite trade ideas as we head into calendar year end.As always, all feedback welcome.

Bank of Canada's decision, potential financial implications, interview on inflation and monetary policy, stagnant productivity growth in Canada, historical examples of soft landings, challenges of weak productivity