Archive for October, 2016

Pulling Fiscal Policy Lever

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Via WSJ: By Jon Sindreu Oct. 23, 2016 3:23 p.m. ET 52 COMMENTS A growing number of investors and policy makers, seeing central banks as powerless to revive an anemic global economy, are championing a resurgence of fiscal spending. A move away from central-bank-led policy, and toward the use of the government’s taxing-and-spending power to ...

Carney’s Future and Bank of England

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: A debate about the future of the Bank of England governor may be the last thing U.K. markets need. Amid uncertainty about Britain’s relationship with the European Union, Mark Carney has been hailed as a source of stability even as he faces renewed political criticism. But with a self-imposed year-end ...

Early FX

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Via Kit Juckes at SocGen; <http://www.sgmarkets.com/r/?id=h1196a55b,18b89c9c,18b89c9d&p1=136122&p2=2880db56d55d5c0c85c7b4d1797cfde0> DBRS left Portugal's investment-grade rating intact and Spanish politicians opened the door for Mariano Rajoy to form a government. The start to the week has seen a softish tone to bond yields in Asia, but a solid tone to equity markets, with oil prices going nowhere ...

Credit Pipeline

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: G CREDIT PIPELINE: T/TWX Deal to Be Funded With Debt in Part 2016-10-24 09:24:27.148 GMT By Robert Elson (Bloomberg) -- The rush to beat election day looks to begin in earnest this week with 86% of respondents to a Bloomberg survey expecting at least $20b of new IG issuance to price. 42% look for over ...

Some Corporate Bond Stuff

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: IG CREDIT: New ENRSIS, C 10Y Issues Led Trading Friday 2016-10-24 09:42:59.695 GMT By Robert Elson (Bloomberg) -- Secondary IG trading ended with a Trace count of $12b Friday vs $16.5b Thursday, $11.7b the previous Friday. 10-DMA $13.9b; 10-Friday moving avg $11.5b. * 144a trading added $1.6b of IG volume Friday vs $2.6b Thursday, $1.9b last ...

Crowded Trade In Treasuries

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: Brian Chappatta BChappatta October 23, 2016 — 6:00 PM EDT Updated on October 23, 2016 — 11:20 PM EDT Global government debt due in decade or more swells by record Duration buildup creates vulnerability to interest-rate shock   The hottest craze in fixed income is at risk of overheating. A headlong rush into higher-yielding, long-term bonds in ...

FX

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Via Marc Chandler at Brown Brothers Harriman: Dollar Slips Broadly but not Deeply UK and New Zealand inflation was stronger than expected.  Will the US CPI follow suit? China's credit expansion continues, and faster than economists anticipated Can EU trade ministers ensure that the trade agreement with Canada stays on ...

Some Corporate Bond Stuff

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: IG CREDIT: Volume Higher; Rarely Seen Issues Are Most Active 2016-10-18 10:17:06.485 GMT By Robert Elson (Bloomberg) -- Secondary IG trading ended with a Trace count of $13.9b vs $11.7b Friday. 10-DMA $14.1b; 10-Monday moving avg $12.8b. * 144a trading added $2b of IG volume vs $1.9b Friday * Trace most active issues: * CF 4.95% 2043 ...

Credit Pipeline

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: IG CREDIT PIPELINE: Yankees, SSAs and Bank of America to Price 2016-10-18 09:50:45.428 GMT By Robert Elson (Bloomberg) -- Expected to price today: * Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (JFM) A1/A+, to price $1b 144a/Reg-S 7Y, via managers BAML/C/Daiwa/Miz; guidance MS +87 area * Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS (EXCRTU) Ba1/na/BBB-, to price $500m 144a/Reg-S 7Y, via ...

Short Rate at Two Year High in China

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Via Bloomberg: China Money Rate Climbs Most in Two Years as PBOC Drains Funds Bloomberg News October 18, 2016 — 5:17 AM EDT   China’s two-week money-market rate climbed the most in almost two years as the central bank drained funds from the financial system and a weakening yuan reduced the possibility of monetary easing. The ...