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07 Jun 2023

Bank of Canada Hikes, Pushes Loonie Slightly Higher

The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark overnight rate to 4.75 percent this morning, noting that “excess demand in the economy looks to be more persistent than anticipated,” and saying “monetary policy was not sufficiently restrictive to bring supply and demand back into balance and return inflation sustainably to the 2 percent target”. In the statement-only decision, officials said the economy grew at a 3.1 percent annualized pace in the first quarter – beating consensus expectations and the central bank’s forecasts – while household spending remained elevated. “Consumption growth was surprisingly strong and broad-based, even after accounting for the boost...

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07 Jun 2023

Rangebound Markets Await Bank of Canada Decision

With a paucity of potential volatility catalysts on the week’s calendar, markets remain broadly rangebound this morning. Equity futures are inching down ahead of the opening bell, Treasury yields are practically unchanged, and the dollar’s recent gains are fading relative to the euro and pound. Chinese exports fell dramatically in May, suggesting that a long-expected post-pandemic drop in Western goods demand is taking a toll on the world’s second-largest economy. According to data released by the Customs Bureau last night, exports fell -7.5 percent year-over-year in May, well beyond the -0.4 percent consensus, and the worst print since January. The country nonetheless...

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06 Jun 2023

RBA hammer blow

• Quiet night. Equities a little higher. Bond yields consolidated. The USD index edged up slightly. AUD held onto its post RBA gains.• RBA hike. Cash rate now 4.1% with inflation concerns stepping up. We expect another hike. FX is a relative game. AUD is also influenced by global trends.• AUD events. RBA Governor Lowe speaks today & Q1 AU GDP is released. China trade data is also due. Bank of Canada meets tonight. An uneventful night for markets with limited news flow and no major economic releases. European and US equities ticked up. The US S&P500 rose by ~0.2%,...

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05 Jun 2023

Firming Rate Expectations Push Dollar Higher

With investors increasingly convinced the Federal Reserve will follow through on its “higher for longer” mantra – at least through the latter half of the year – the dollar is kicking another week with solid gains. Firming expectations for a July hike – coupled with a removal of bets on late-year cuts – are tilting rate differentials in the greenback’s favour, with the two-year Treasury yield holding near 4.54 percent, up from 4.06percent at the end of April. The pound, euro, and yen are all on the defensive, failing to break higher as relative growth expectations erode.  Friday’s non-farm payrolls report provided...

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02 Jun 2023

Falling Rate Expectations Snap Dollar’s Momentum

Equity futures and risk-sensitive currencies rose slightly last night after the US Senate passed compromise legislation designed to raise the debt ceiling. The ironically-named Fiscal Responsibility Act, which moved through the voting process with extraordinary speed, will suspend the statutory limit on federal borrowing until January 2024, averting a possible default without imposing major constraints on government spending. The measure is now headed to the president for signature. But the real action came earlier in the day, when a series of data releases combined with increasingly-dovish Federal Reserve rhetoric to put Treasury yields and the dollar under pressure.Following Wednesday’s comments from...

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