We recommend that investors use the following framework to think about whether potential disinflation would be bullish or bearish for share prices: disinflation will prove to be bullish for global share prices if it is due to an…
It takes time for wage inflation to die. So, if 2022 was the year that central banks’ monster tightening killed bond and stock market valuations, then 2023 will be the year that it finally reaches the economy and kills profits, jobs…
On Monday, UK Gilts rallied on news that former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is the new leader of the Conservative Party. The 10-year yield fell by 31bps while the 2-year yield ended the day 24bps lower – levels…
The Aussie dollar has been among the worst performing G10 currencies in recent weeks. It has weakened by 2.1% since the DXY’s most recent high on September 28. This latest bout of weakness reflects the impact of the RBA…
Is a Plaza Accord 2.0 necessary? If so, why? If not, what could stem the rise in the dollar, or will it continue to overshoot? In our view, there are fundamental reasons not to bet on a new accord, but that does not necessarily help…
Following a period of relative stability in September, the Japanese yen is now closing in on 150 per USD – a level last seen in 1990. This continued weakness has raised speculation that Japanese authorities will intervene…
Is the US in a wage-price inflation spiral that could lead to more aggressive Fed rate hikes? Is it time to buy UK Gilts after a wild month of volatility? We answer "no" to both questions, as we discuss in this week’s report.
The kinked Phillips curve not only explains why inflation surged last year but makes a number of surprising predictions, chief of which is that inflation could fall significantly over the coming months without a major increase in the…
A country’s external balance remains one of the key pillars of the longer-term trend for the exchange rate. In this week’s report, we look at the developments in global basic balances, and their implications for currency strategy.
BCA’s Emerging Markets Strategy team’s view remains that US inflation will prove to be sticky. That said, in this report, we examine under what conditions a considerable drop in US core inflation, whenever it transpires, would be…