Sky-High Corn Price adds to Inflation Pressures

Jun 14, 2019 | US Economy

With the US and Chinese trade positions hardening, market sentiment has swung into risk-off mode with oil sliding, equities weak and USTs bid. Moreover, this has further fuelled speculation that the next move at the Fed will be a cut, with the OIS market now pricing...

Markets Repricing for Eurozone Lowflation

Dec 14, 2018 | European Economy, Monetary Policy

Market-based measures of euro area inflation expectations have shifted lower, which could point to a delay in monetary policy normalisation. The first chart below shows the EUR 5Y5Y forward inflation swap, which has dropped sharply in recent weeks. A few years ago,...

UK Rates and GBP hit by Disappointing Data

May 25, 2018 | UK

In our March monthly we recommended positioning for lower UK short-term rates based on our weakening long-leading indicator, and we later recommended taking advantage of GBPUSD seasonality – which has seen cable higher in each of the past 13 Aprils – to...

Bank of England Mood Changes

May 14, 2018 | UK

This post is taken from our April 24th weekly report. Much like the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England has been itching to normalise monetary policy following nearly a decade of providing emergency assistance to the economy. Buoyed by the run up in prices over the...

Czech koruna: Pausing for Breath

May 3, 2018 | European Economy

Since we highlighted the potential of CE3 markets in July 2017 in light of the global reflation trend, our preferred trade – short EURCZK – has made a modest 2.8%. Even after this relatively anaemic rally, we believe that the koruna will now take a breather. As a...

BoJ to Keep Loose As No Immediate Sign of Target CPI

Sep 4, 2017 | Japan

The set-up in Japan continues to favour a weaker yen. Inflation is coming, but the BoJ will want to be sure the train has arrived at the station before stepping off at the monetarytightening platform. The top-left chart shows the lagged effects of a weaker yen should...

Rising Inflation in China

Mar 10, 2017 | China

PPI in China has swung from deflation to relatively high inflation over the last 6 months. Wholesale prices are rising fast, import prices are also rising due to the lagged effects from a weaker yuan are moving sharply higher. (CPI, especially core CPI, had been...

Higher Inflation Expectations to Favour Equities over Bonds

Nov 28, 2016 | US Economy

(from our Tactical of November 8th 2016) Bond yields have been rising in most countries, and yield curves have steepened across the developed world.  As the top chart shows, the rise in nominal yields has come from a rise in inflation breakevens, while real yields...