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Last quarter, we discussed the ongoing trends of sticky inflation and a hawkish Federal Reserve. These trends accelerated in Q2 as the U.S. Consumer Price Index rose again to 9.1% in June. Equity volatility remains elevated, but strategies such as covered calls can offer compelling op...

Interest rate volatility has been high, and rotations between value and growth in equities have been sharp. Over the past few decades, a recession was generally accompanied by a decline in earnings and a sell-off in equity markets, because a non-inflationary recession meant lower nomi...

What are the odds of a recession? What are the risks that inflation will stay elevated? How are housing markets evolving in a rising rate environment? From the risk of a recession, to the stickiness of inflation, to the prospects for the housing market, TD Econom...

Jackson Hole has been heavily discussed since the Fed’s supposed “dovish pivot” last month when it adopted a more data-dependent stance. While policymakers have pushed back against the idea of a pivot, markets have continued to price in a slower path of tightening...

While today may prove a quiet session, the summer holiday is drawing to a close. Recent data and central bank comments have set the tone for the coming weeks - there is still much to do to rein in inflation. Supply activities picking up points to higher rates ahead while some like...

Inflationary pressures have eased in recent months thanks to reduced supply-chain frictions and the commodity market coming off the boil. Slower input cost inflation reflected an easing of pressures among both manufacturers and service providers. With staff shortages continuing gl...

Even before the onset of winter, the German economy is in poor shape. Vladimir Putin is making no secret of his intention to cut Germany completely off from Russian energy exports this winter. In adopting its hawkish monetary policy stance, it is far from clear that the Federal Re...

The struggle by the Fed to tighten back financial conditions as markets perceive a pivot around the corner should not distract from the even greater policy challenge faced by the ECB. We doubt European markets would react well to either a more hawkish or more dovish European Central B...

The Russian war in Ukraine has had a massive impact on the European energy market, a result of which is runaway inflation across the continent. Nigeria’s substantial resource wealth and geographic proximity to Europe make it a very attractive partner for meeting the continent&#...

While the interest rate-sensitive housing sector may still feel the squeeze, we note that activity is at historically strong levels. Existing home sales have come off a bit more. They are expected to have fallen for the sixth consecutive month in July. While the housing market is ...