Global Markets Podcasts

In today’s episode, MUFG Head of U.S. Macro Strategy George Goncalves provides an update on his latest views post the recent volatility in markets. George believes the gap between rate expectations and risk assets are closing. Post the hotter than expected CPI print, the Fed is not going to pivot any time soon as many initially were hoping. George provides his base case for the September FOMC with expectations of another 75bp hike higher in rates, the third in a row, along with higher dots, too. George expects Chair Powell to deliver a message that is consistent with his speech from Jackson Hole, which was hawkish.

In today’s episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido dissects the impact of Yen money supply/demand as well as inflationary pressures ahead of the BoJ’s meeting. He also shares his views on spot Dollar/Yen, Yen rate, and Yen basis

In today’s episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido shares his take on recent cross border investment data and the implications of recent changes to BoJ current deposit accounts, and also discusses developments in the Tokyo repo market during July and August. He also shares his views on Dollar/Yen, Yen rate, and Yen basis.

In today’s episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido reviews what was an eventful end of the summer, shares his outlook for September, and discusses the BoJ’s JGB buying plans and the Ministry of Finance’s JGB yield assumptions in its FY23 budget proposal. He also shares his views on spot Dollar/Yen, Yen rate, and Yen basis.

In today’s episode, MUFG Head of U.S. Macro Strategy George Goncalves recaps the key events of the last couple weeks of trading into and out of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. He discusses the renewed hawkishness by central banks, which were taken up a notch at Jackson Hole. Meanwhile, Fed speakers kept the hawkish tone alive post-event, which has helped keep the direction of rates higher since. George highlights that a big driver of the U.S. rates move, especially out the curve, was the global rise in rates, where European and U.K. rates have actually risen more than what we have witnessed in Treasuries. Looking ahead, George will be watching if Fed speakers keep delivering a consistent message, and how hawkish or not the ECB will be at its upcoming policy meeting this week. George concludes that the Fed will likely do 75, so long as market pricing is at least 50/50 chance of a 75 hike at the September meeting.

In today’s episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido reviews Japanese investor activity in foreign markets as reflected in Japanese Ministry of Finance data. He also shares his views on spot Dollar/Yen, Yen rate, and Yen basis.

In today’s episode, MUFG Head of Prepayment Modeling and Strategy Glenn Schultz reviews the July prepayment data, burnout in the moderately seasoned cohort and its implication for refinance risk in the new production cohorts, as well as the agency MBS basis relative value outlook.

In today’s episode, MUFG Head of U.S. Macro Strategy George Goncalves continues to suggest that the markets’ belief that the Fed has or is about to pivot is just wishful thinking and is more a narrative being used to explain the markets performance as of late. George thinks that inflation remains the Fed’s main focus. Even if the assumption is that the peak in headline inflation is behind us, so long as core PCE inflation stays elevated, it’s a binding constraint for them. Thus those in the marketplace expecting the Fed to dial back its hawkishness and/or eventually flip into easing in 2023 might be getting ahead of themselves.

In today’s episode, MUFG Head of U.S. Macro Strategy George Goncalves reviews the market price action post the strong July NFP report and what to look out for in the upcoming CPI report. At a minimum, the latest NFP report has made market participants put the “Fed pivot” concept on the backburner as the ongoing robust job growth, along with higher wage inflation, suggests that the Fed will have to lean harder to tightening monetary conditions to weaken aggregate demand.

In today’s episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido reviews cross-border security flows and changes to the monetary base during the month of July. He also shares his view on spot Dollar/Yen, Yen rate, and Yen basis.