by David Hill | 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...
by David Hill | 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...
by David Hill | 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...
by Simon White | 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...
by Bill | 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...
by Bill | 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...
by Bill | Nov 4, 2016 | European Economy
(from our Tactical of 18th October 2016) One currency that may buck the trend and remain supported against the dollar is the euro. Although tapering from the ECB does not look imminent, core inflation may start surprising to the upside in the eurozone. The chart...
by Bill | Oct 7, 2016 | US Economy
The US now has the worst combination of outcomes, poor growth and rising inflation. Bond yields are now the most negative they have been in almost forty years. Only in the 1970s during stagflationary episodes were real yields this negative. We don’t see a high...
by Bill | Sep 9, 2016 | US Economy
A discussion of late has been whether the Fed should raise its inflation target. We think this would be a bad idea. Currently, with a 2% target, the Taylor rule implies the Fed Funds rate should be closer to 2%. With a 3% inflation target, the Taylor rule would...
