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Front Yields Extend Increase Following A Hawkish Macklem

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  • GoCs see a sizable bear flattening on the day (2YY +12.5bp with ~7.5bps on remarks, 10YY +4.3bp) after Macklem’s speech and Q&A revealed a decidedly hawkish tone ahead of the Oct 26 decision with its new forecasts.
  • The BA curve steepened, with BAZ2 yields +15.5bps and +18bps through 1H23, implying an overnight policy in the middle of 4-4.25% in the Dec’22 and maintaining it through 1H23 with only 20bps of cuts from the peak in Mar’23 by end-2023.


  • The main takeaway came from the prepared remarks that the Bank is “not ready to consider moving to a more finely balanced decision-by-decision approach” with more to be done on curbing inflation.
  • Q&A helped underscore this. Whilst Macklem acknowledged that the Bank doesn’t want to overcool the economy, the Bank hasn’t seen a turning point in underlying inflation either, adding to comments earlier in the day that front-loading gives the best chance of a soft landing. Further, house prices declining continued to be relatively downplayed with a partly offsetting cushion seen from accumulated household excess savings.

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