Capital Daily We think oil’s muted impact on markets will continue Despite oil prices hitting new year-to-date highs, other factors seem to be dominating the effect of rising oil prices on equity, bond, and FX markets. Even if, as we expect, oil prices edge lower... 9th August 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily A brighter future for banks may require one for the economy The share prices of US banks have recovered some ground since a low point in May, as concerns about further failures in the industry have abated; Treasury yields have rebounded; and the economy has... 8th August 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily More yield curve “disinversion”, perhaps, but not like that We think the 10-year/2-year Treasury yield spread will become less inverted over the next year or so, but doubt this will come primarily via a continued rise in the 10-year yield like we saw last week... 7th August 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily US payrolls and (the end of?) the bond market sell-off The US Employment Report for July adds support to our view that long-dated Treasury yields will fall over the rest of this year. 4th August 2023 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily BoE decision another reason to expect lower gilt yields Though investors appear to be increasingly moving towards our view of Bank Rate peaking at 5.50%, we think the levels priced into the market beyond this year – and, accordingly, expectations for gilt... 3rd August 2023 · 3 mins read
Capital Daily US Treasuries have problems, but credit ratings aren’t one The US government losing another one of its “AAA” ratings after Fitch Ratings’ downgrade decision last night is unlikely to matter much in the near term, but three points are worth highlighting. 2nd August 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily “Risky” assets may face a harder road to further gains Some measures of market risk premia have become quite low, suggesting to us that the bar for further big gains in risky assets has risen. 1st August 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily EZ bond yields may fall back after one last ECB hike While we suspect that sticky core inflation in the euro-zone will mean “higher for longer” interest rates there, we think that the ECB will eventually deliver more rate cuts than currently priced into... 31st July 2023 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily RIP YCC: What next for Japanese and global markets? The Bank of Japan seems to have effectively ended yield curve control without making a big splash in financial markets, but we wouldn’t rule out further effects – on Japan’s markets and those around... 28th July 2023 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily “Data dependence” points to a weaker euro While both the Fed and ECB appear to be nearing the end of their tightening cycles, the strength of the US economy relative to the euro-zone suggests to us the euro is likely to fall further against... 27th July 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Yield curve inversion and the end of tightening cycles If the Fed’s tightening cycle ends today, as we expect, then the yield curve will be unusually inverted for this point in the monetary policy cycle. We think it will remain so until next year. 26th July 2023 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily What to make of the jump in China’s stock market Chinese equities enjoyed one of their best days in years today, and we think they may continue to outperform equities elsewhere over the rest of this year. But the longer-term prospects for China’s... 25th July 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Euro-zone PMIs, Spanish politics, and bond yields Euro-zone government bond yields have fallen further following the release of disappointing PMIs today. Given our pessimistic view of the economy, we suspect that they will generally end the year a... 24th July 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily JPY & MXN: trading places We expect the fortunes of the Japanese yen and Mexican peso – which have both been outliers in different ways lately – to soon reverse, as souring risk appetite unwinds some “carry trade” and their... 21st July 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily The US stock market’s been flying high, but has it earned it? As the second quarter US reporting season gets into full swing, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture: the peak-to-trough drawdown in earnings per share (EPS) from last year has not only been... 20th July 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily Falling inflation may add further fuel to bond rally More evidence that inflation is falling back in most economies has pushed government bond yields down across developed markets (DMs) over the past couple of weeks. We think that disappointing growth... 19th July 2023 · 4 mins read
