Macro Minutes - RBC Capital Markets macro and market strategy series – explores the latest financial
In this episode, Elsa, Peter, and Blake discuss the weakening of the USD, the outlook for the Fed an
US policy uncertainty is sky high. Global investors own a lot of US assets, mostly unhedged currency
Strategies promising to remove human emotion from investing were once niche. Now a growing number of
Both the Bank of England (BoE) and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered 25bps rate cuts at thei
The Canadian federal election produced the third straight Liberal minority government. The pre-elect
Today we break down the trade war, the dollar, equities, rates, earnings season, and what it all mea
It is a unique time for economies and financial markets - political decisions are increasingly drivi
The tariffs have been announced and the proverbial cat is out of the bag. Yet judging by the market
Today is 11-April-2025 and my name is Peter Schaffrik. We have labelled this edition ‘Chaos Theory’
A twin resurgence is reshaping European financial markets. Bank equities and AT1 bonds are both surg
Explore how Trump's policies are reshaping global defense. Experts from RBC Capital Markets analyze
The butterfly effect is where a change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere. Indeed,
The signals are mixed, but the outlook for the U.K economy is uncertain at best, while geopolitical
The degree to which lingering tariff uncertainty impacts both market and general economic outcomes r
This weekend and the start of the trading week were heavily impacted by President Trump announcing t
The biggest known unknown for economies and financial markets is what will happen with tariffs – are
Will Trump’s bite match his bark on tariffs? If it does, the economic damage could be severe but cen
The BoC ended the year with another large rate cut but they are expected to SLOW the pace in 2025, w
We are approaching final central bank decisions of 2024 with uncertainty about ultimate outcomes, bu
For macro and bond investors, 2024 has been challenging. Despite central banks cutting rates, bond y
