Thursday’s economic releases suggested stability in the U.S. economy, but deteriorating Carney-Trump relations are stealing the attention of rate traders.
💡See also: Mortgage Tidbits (below).
With no major economic data released today, jittery bond markets–still reeling from Tuesday’s brutal selloff–were left at the mercy of more political posturing. A measure of calm returned (for now) after Trump called off his latest tariff threats.
💡See also: Mortgage Tidbits (below).
It’s been a bruising week for bonds. Political theatre in the U.S. and Japan jolted a global bond market already tense about Greenland.
With U.S. markets shut on Monday, Canadian CPI grabbed all the spotlight. Inflation proved just contradictory enough to confuse people, including the BoC.
💡See also: Mortgage Tidbits (below).
Trump's unsolicited Greenland bid has markets on edge. If it results in more tariff-driven inflation anxiety, that could be bullish for yields.
On Canada's domestic front, it's CPI day, the biggest macro report this side of unemployment.