Commerzbank’s research notes that the Mexican Peso (MXN) had a disappointing September, losing over 4% against the Dollar since late month. Standard macro drivers and Banxico policy guidance explain only part of the move, with positioning and renewed USMCA-related concerns likely contributing to a Mexico-specific risk premium, even as analysts expect sentiment and the US […]
Rabobank’s RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets notes that US Treasury yields ended Q3 sharply higher, with 10-year and 30-year yields reaching levels last seen in 2002. The report highlights concerns from major market commentators about bonds and equities, and warns that another phase shift higher in long-dated US yields could take them into ranges seen […]
Commerzbank analysts Michael Pfister and Tatha Ghose examine how Euro political risks, especially in France, Spain and Italy, transmit to EUR/USD and a trade-weighted Euro. Their study since 2010 finds the Euro reacts more when several Euro area countries and banks are under stress, with current French spread widening seen as a historically normal episode. […]
The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note continued to rise for a fourth consecutive session at the start of the final quarter of the year, reaching 5.33%, its highest level since early 2002. Meanwhile, the yield on the 2-year Treasury note, which is more sensitive to expectations for near-term Federal Reserve policy, rose to […]
Italy’s 10-year BTP yield surged past 4.70%, reaching fresh three-year highs, as a deepening energy shock strengthened expectations of further ECB rate hikes. Following higher-than-expected inflation across major euro-area economies, markets are pricing in a third ECB rate hike by year-end and at least three hikes in 2027, pushing borrowing costs higher. Concerns over debt […]
Key takeaways US gas prices retreat ahead of storage report US natural gas (NATGAS) is down 1.2% today, with its price below the psychological threshold of $3.00/MMBtu. The market is under strong oversupply pressure, and bearish sentiment also dominates in Europe, where supply concerns are mitigated by stable LNG transit and favorable weather. What to […]
Growth in the eurozone’s industrial sector unexpectedly accelerated in September to its fastest pace in more than four years, driven by strong demand for capital goods. Upward trends are also evident in key European economies, although rising inflationary pressures and falling demand for consumer goods are raising concerns about the next steps central banks will […]
Pinch, Punch, bond yields surge as FTSE 100 has bruising start to October Stocks are sinking and global bond yields are rising in an ominous start to the quarter for financial markets. The FTSE 100 is lower by 1.7% so far this morning, and the Dax is also lower by more than 1%, as investors […]
Key takeaways Platinum is priced at $1,699 per ounce, although during the January rally it came very close to $3,000, surpassing previous historic highs. Platinum is currently losing over 3% week-on-week, 2.5% month-on-month, and 20.5% year-to-date, although on a twelve-month horizon it is still up about 8.5%. It is about 42% away from January’s record […]
Monthly Summary September was a month in which the commodities market stopped moving as a whole. The average weekly change of the basket was minus 2.31%, and only eight of the twenty-six instruments finished the last session in positive territory. This is not a picture of a broad bull market or a broad bear market, […]