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24 Aug 2026
Karl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist
Donald Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian auto and steel products to 50%, a step that would mark a further breach of the USMCA agreement negotiated in his first term. The Canadian dollar is coming under selling pressure and interest rates are falling as traders price in a slower economy and a more dovish Bank of Canada.
“On January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large...
24 Aug 2026
Karl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist
Good morning and welcome back. The US dollar is struggling to climb off a three-month low as traders digest last week’s Treasury buyback announcement and the breakdown in US-Canada trade negotiations, and await Friday’s speech from Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole. Treasury yields are holding steady, equity futures are pointing to modest gains at the open, and the euro,...
22 Aug 2026
Karl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist
Trade negotiations between the US and Canada collapsed last night, shortly before President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs were due to take effect on roughly $20bn in Canadian goods. In a statement, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada had suspended the negotiations over “last-minute changes” that were “unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal”. He vowed to impose...
20 Aug 2026
Peter Dragicevich, Currency Strategist, APAC
• US yields. Swings in US yields over the past few days on the back of Treasury news has generated some FX vol. AUD near top of its multi-week range.• AU jobs. Cracks in the AU labour market are widening. Unemployment at 2021 levels. RBA may not need to hike rates again. AUD headwinds building.
Global Trends
A few more ructions across markets over the past couple of sessions. But rather than being...
18 Aug 2026
Peter Dragicevich, Currency Strategist, APAC
• Shaky sentiment. US equities slip back as long end bond yields climb higher due to inflation & debt burden worries. AUD & NZD lose some ground.• Macro data. Australian wages due today & the jobs report is out tomorrow. Data flow could challenge the markets RBA rate hike thinking.
Global Trends
Market wobbles continued overnight with a modest bout of risk aversion dragging on things...
17 Aug 2026
Peter Dragicevich, Currency Strategist, APAC
• Market wobbles. Geopolitical tensions underpin oil prices. Equities drift back. Run of weaker US data has weighed on USD. AUD near multi-week highs.• Data pulse. Global PMIs in focus later this week. Australian jobs report also due (Thurs). Data might challenge (or reinforce) markets RBA rate hike thinking.
Global Trends
Geopolitical and macroeconomic crosscurrents have generated more, albeit...
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