US Housing Market Rapid Response US Existing Home Sales (May 2026) The rise in existing home sales in May was a bit stronger than we expected but, given the further increase in mortgage rates in recent weeks, we remain concerned about the downside risks to our... 9th June 2026 · 2 mins read
Canada Rapid Response Canada International Trade (Apr. 2026) Strength in exports not just an oil price story The improvement in Canada’s goods trade balance bodes well for GDP growth at the start of the second quarter. While higher oil prices continued to... 9th June 2026 · 2 mins read
US Rapid Response US International Trade (Apr 2026) Although the trade deficit was little changed in April, our calculations suggest that gold-adjusted export volumes far outpaced import volumes. That leaves net trade on track to make an even stronger... 9th June 2026 · 2 mins read
Capital Daily Markets back under pressure, and relief may be uneven Inflation – and central banks’ response to it – may continue to be a thorn in the side of the bond market for a while. But, there’s still limited evidence in markets of runaway inflation expectations... 8th June 2026 · 6 mins read
Capital Daily Booming payrolls point to higher UST yields & stronger dollar Another robust US non-farm payrolls report means our central forecast is now that the FOMC raises the fed funds rate later this year. In turn, that implies a further rise in US Treasury yields and the... 5th June 2026 · 4 mins read
US Commercial Property Chart Pack US Commercial Property Chartpack (Q2 2026) All-property capital values ticked up slightly in Q1, reflecting the US’ relative insulation from the effects of the Iran war so far. However, we don’t think it will be totally unaffected, while we... 5th June 2026 · 0 mins read
Canada Economics Weekly Tariffs back on the agenda The Trump administration's latest tariff announcement will have a negligible impact on the effective tariff rate for Canada. But it seems the administration will be looking for higher US content... 5th June 2026 · 5 mins read
US Economics Weekly Fed set to hike this year With Fed officials sounding more hawkish than we originally anticipated and downside labour market risks rapidly diminishing, we now expect the Fed to hike interest rates this year. 5th June 2026 · 5 mins read
Canada Rapid Response Canada Labour Force Survey (May 2026) Strengthening in labour market increases chance of rate hikes this year The strong rebound in employment and the fall in the unemployment rate to 6.6% will provide some relief to the Bank of Canada... 5th June 2026 · 2 mins read
US Rapid Response US Employment Report (May 2026) The third consecutive consensus-beating gain in non-farm payrolls in May should further reduce concern among the FOMC about the downside risks to the labour market, thereby making it even harder for... 5th June 2026 · 2 mins read
US Economics Update Bar to Fed hikes appears relatively low Recent Fed speeches suggest that, absent a sudden surge in oil prices, the FOMC will keep interest rates unchanged over the summer. It is shaping up to be an extremely close call beyond then, however... 4th June 2026 · 6 mins read
Capital Daily BoJ hikes not a threat to the global bond rally It’s increasingly clear the Bank of Japan will resume its hiking cycle this month; on its own we don’t think that’s a big threat to global bond markets even if the central bank ultimately moves more... 4th June 2026 · 4 mins read
US Rapid Response US ISM Services Index (May 2026) Strong services price pressures will add to Fed’s concerns The rise in the ISM Services Index in May, together with the latest rise in the manufacturing index, suggests that the economy is enjoying... 3rd June 2026 · 2 mins read
Bank of Canada Watch Softer data give BoC some breathing room The downside surprise to first-quarter GDP growth and limited passthrough of higher oil prices to core inflation so far gives the Bank of Canada scope to keep interest rates on hold again next week... 3rd June 2026 · 6 mins read
Capital Daily A fundamental or speculative surge in the S&P 500? The S&P 500 broke through 7,600 yesterday for the first time ever. With that in mind, has its AI-related surge since the end of 2022 been fuelled by earnings or the price investors are willing to pay... 2nd June 2026 · 4 mins read
US Commercial Property Valuation Monitor US Commercial Property Valuation Monitor Q2 2026 All-property valuation scores worsened in Q1 2026 as the Iran war pushed up alternative asset yields. With those yields still elevated as the war drags on, valuations look set to worsen further in Q2... 2nd June 2026 · 1 min read
