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The ECB And BoJ Diverge: Implications For Markets

In this Insight, we discuss the currency and bond market implications of last week’s ECB and Bank of Japan policy meetings. The conclusion: the ECB is on a path to an overly hawkish policy mistake, while the Bank of Japan’s dovish stance is growing more unsustainable.

Global Fixed Income Strategy, Foreign Exchange Strategy by Chester Ntonifor
Have Growth Stocks Overshot?
The 231bps rise in the 10-year Treasury yield last year weighed heavily on the relative performance of Growth stocks which lost 22.7% vis-à-vis the Value index in 2022. However, these dynamics have reversed this year with the rally in Growth stocks outpacing…
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The ECB And BoJ Diverge: Implications For Markets

In this Insight, we discuss the currency and bond market implications of last week’s ECB and Bank of Japan policy meetings. The conclusion: the ECB is on a path to an overly hawkish policy mistake, while the Bank of Japan’s dovish stance is growing more unsustainable.

Foreign Exchange Strategy by Chester Ntonifor
Head Fake Or Real Deal Webcast: Poll Results And Client Questions

Investors are still cautious and have significant cash that needs to be put to work. Trickle-down of it into the US equity market may extend the rally. Overly bearish futures positioning is also a strong contrarian indicator. Disinflation is good for real earnings growth, and imminent earnings rebound may add support for equities.

US Equity Strategy by Irene Tunkel
US Consumer Sentiment: A Durable Rebound?
Preliminary results of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey sent a positive signal about household morale in June. The Sentiment index rose by a greater-than-anticipated 4.7 points to 63.9 on the back of improvements in both the Current…
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Times of Extreme Tightening Support Private Credit
According to BCA Research’s newly launched Private Markets & Alternatives service, the present moment in the business cycle appears to be favorable for Private Credit relative to Private Equity. The current macroeconomic environment is characterized by…
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BoJ: From Policy Divergence To Policy Convergence?
The Japanese yen was the worst performing major currency on Friday. The weakness followed news that the BoJ kept its policy rate untouched at -0.1% – as widely expected – and did not make any changes to its yield curve control program. While the BoJ statement…
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Inflation And Jobs: A Non-Linear Collision Course
According to BCA Research’s Counterpoint service, making inflation imperceptible will require making unemployment perceptible, meaning a recession. Our non-linear world often surprises our linear-thinking minds. For linear thinkers, inflation falling from…
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Why Oil Is (Still) Headed To $55
Our Counterpoint strategists believe that that the oil price has further downside, likely to a cycle low of $55 – because expectations for oil demand growth through 2023-24 are much too optimistic. Oil demand tracks world GDP deflated by 1.6 percent per…
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Hawkish ECB: How Much Longer?
As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered a 25bps rate hike on Thursday, raising the policy rate to 3.5% — the highest since August 2001. Moreover, the central bank maintained a hawkish bias, signaling that further rate hikes are likely in…
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