BMO Views from the North

In this episode, Chris D’Onofrio, one of BMO’s Canadian dollar swap traders, joins me to discuss the highlights from our marketing trip to London last week, the evolution of Bank of Canada pricing after the hawkish turn two weeks ago, Prime Minister Carney's pro-business shift and what that could mean for the economy, and our favourite trade ideas. As always, all feedback is welcome.

In this episode, Jeff Oland, part of BMO’s Government of Canada bond trading team, joins me to discuss the Bank of Canada’s latest decision and surprisingly hawkish tone, the broader inflation backdrop, rising global yields, and our favourite trade ideas. As always, all feedback is welcome.

In this episode, Adam Whitlam, head of the Toronto rates sales desk, joins me to discuss the constantly changing macro backdrop, how that impacts the outlook for the Bank of Canada and the yield curve. We also look back to assess our trade ideas from Adam’s last episode in April, and provide some new ones amid the summer market doldrums. As always, all feedback is welcome.

In this episode, Robert Kavcic, a Senior Economist from the BMO Economics team, joins me to share his perspective on the state of the Canadian housing market. We go through the various fundamental drivers and discuss whether the market is bottoming after a challenging few years. In addition, we preview next week’s Bank of Canada policy announcement. As always, all feedback is welcome.

In this episode, Andrew Wallace, part of BMO’s Government of Canada bond trading team, joins me to discuss the recent relative outperformance of the Canadian bond market, front-end dynamic and how futures positioning has shifted, the macro backdrop, and a couple of trade ideas.  As always, all feedback is welcome.