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US tsys lower, off the lows of the  wide overnight range after weaker than exp PPI (0.0% vs 0.3%, core -0.2% vs 0.2%), TY futures heavy volume 646k. US 10Y 2.273%, Fed fund futures now pricing in 96% odds of a rate hike in Dec, with the USD index at new highs, Euro/Yen at new lows.  Core European bonds lower, 10Y gilts lower on better than exp UK unemployment rate (4.8% vs 4.9%). JGB 10Y yield reached 0.015%, March highs after poor results in BOJ purchase operation. David Malpass, senior Trump advisor, urged the Fed to downsize its balance sheet saying the Fed purchases have been ‘very harmful’. CMB 10Y & 5Y FRN this morning with the 10Y fixed ~58.5 well placed.  Provis 0.5bps weaker yesterday despite 3bp rally in IG, and are opening with a softer tone on expectations of supply.

News headlines 

Government Bonds Fall Worldwide on Trump-Fed Nexus; Oil Declines (Bloomberg) Government bonds tumbled around the world and the dollar rose on speculation that the economic outlook is sufficiently strong to allow the Federal Reserve to step up the pace of interest-rate hikes. Metals and crude oil fell.

Oil falls on higher U.S. crude inventories, strong dollar (Reuters) Oil prices shed more than one percent on Wednesday, returning some of the gains made in one of the year’s biggest rallies a day earlier, after weekly U.S. crude stocks rose beyond expectations and a strong dollar weighed on commodities.

Dollar index surges to 14-year high (Reuters) The dollar soared to its highest since April 2003 against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, reaching its strongest in a year against the euro as major banks and investors debated the possibility of another move toward euro-dollar parity.

U.K. Unemployment Lowest in Over a Decade (WSJ) The U.K.’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in over a decade in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday, suggesting the labor market has held up well following Britain’s June decision to leave the European Union.

OPEC pushes for consensus on oil cut, gaps narrowing: sources (Reuters) OPEC officials are working to nail down details of their plan to limit oil supply and gaps over some sticking points are narrowing, OPEC sources said, a sign of progress in finalizing the exporter group’s first such deal since 2008.

Loblaw’s profit jumps (TheGlobeAndMail) Canadian grocery and pharmacy retailer Loblaw Cos Ltd reported a 25.5 per cent rise in quarterly profit, helped by a drop in expenses and improved performances by its financial services and property businesses.

RBC sets new course on mortgage rates (TheGlobeAndMail) Under pricing pressure from spiking bond yields and Ottawa’s housing market crackdown, Royal Bank of Canada is boosting its most important fixed-rate mortgages. RBC is also introducing a new pricing structure, charging different rates for mortgages with amortization periods of 25 years or less and for those with longer maturities — a first for Canada.

Overnight markets                                                                     

Overview: US 10yr note futures are down -0.1854% at 126-6, S&P 500 futures are down -0.37% at 2171.25, Crude oil futures are down -0.9% at $45.4, Gold futures are up 0.13% at $1226.1, DXY is up 0.02% at 100.25, CAD/USD is up 0.04% at 0.7433.

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The following sources of information have been, or may have been, used partially or in their entirety to compile the herein provided CTI Capital Securities Inc. (“CTI Capital”) ‘Morning Comments.’ CTI Capital believes these sources to be generally reliable, however, as said sources are varied and from third parties, CTI Capital cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of said information: Canadian Press (CP); Bloomberg News (BN); Wall Street Journal (WSJ); Stone & McCarthy Research Associates (SMRA); New York Times (NYT); Financial Times (FT); Market News International (MNI); Globe and Mail; Associated Press (AP); CNW Group (CNW); Reuters; Business News Network (BNN); Market Watch; and others.

Ivan Greenstein, Stephan Buu, David Leclair-Legault

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CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilières Inc.

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Market Update

US tsys trading higher,yields 2-5 bps lower with the long end outperforming in a reversal of post-election steepening. US 10Y 2.21% (-5bps) , 3bps off the lows of 2.18% set in European trading.  European fixed income also higher, bund/gilt curves flatter, yet most of the early rally unwound after mixed UK CPI/PPI data. CPI came in weaker than exp for Oct yet PPI input prices were much stronger suggesting pipeline pressures.  GOCs higher, lagging the rally in tsys by 1-2 bps out the curve, after spreads finished yest 3-5bps tighter yest with the belly of the GOC curve closing at the most expensive levels vs tsys since mid March, 70bps thru in 5s. Provis closed 2-2.5bps weaker yest despite higher GOC yields with the Ont 46/26 curve 1bp steeper.

News headlines 

Bond Selloff Abates as Dollar Halts Trump Rally; Iron Ore Slides (Bloomberg) The fallout from Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency eased off in financial markets with benchmark Treasuries and emerging-market assets rebounding as a dollar rally ended. Iron ore plunged with industrial metals. Treasury 10-year note yields fell from this year’s high and Italy’s bonds led gains in the euro area, outperforming German bunds, which investors tend to favor in times of turmoil.

Oil prices jump 3 percent on hopes of OPEC output cut (Reuters) Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent on Tuesday, bouncing back from multi-month lows on expectations that OPEC will agree later this month to cut production to reduce a supply glut. North Sea Brent crude oil LCOc1 was up $1.50 a barrel at $45.93 by 1200 GMT after hitting a three-month low of $43.57 on Monday. U.S. light crude CLc1 was up $1.50 a barrel at $44.82. It reached a three-month low of $42.20 on Monday.

German economy slows in third quarter (DW) The German economy has picked up only moderately in the third quarter, the statistics office has reported. Private consumption was the main driver of GDP expansion, while exports suffered from a global trade slump. The National Statistic Office, Destatis, reported Tuesday the German economy rose by 0.2 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous three months which economists said was “neither good nor bad.”

U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Slows as Carney Prepares to Testify (Bloomberg) U.K. inflation unexpectedly slowed in October, driven down by the price of clothing and university tuition fees, but cost pressures built as the falling pound spurred the biggest jump in import prices in five years. Consumer-price growth was 0.9 percent compared with 1 percent in September, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. The rate was forecast by economists to accelerate to 1.1 percent. Prices rose 0.1 percent on the month, the same as a year earlier.

$21 trillion on the table as Trudeau sits down today to woo the world’s most powerful investors (Financial Post) Justin Trudeau and nine members of his cabinet are in Toronto today to meet with some of the world’s most powerful institutional investors with trillions of dollars at their disposal. The prime minister is hoping to persuade some two dozen representatives of large international pools of capital that Canada offers a stable economic and political environment in which to safely invest.

Dodd-Frank easing may herald more lending for banks (Reuters) Deregulation may not mean the death knell of Dodd-Frank, yet it may help lenders do more of what their name implies: lend. That is the message from investors on the first day of the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit, despite U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to reduce regulations that he believes inhibit banks from profiting.

Overnight markets                                                                     

Overview: US 10yr note futures are up 0.0123% at 126-22, S&P 500 futures are up 0.24% at 2165.75, Crude oil futures are up 3% at $44.62, Gold futures are up 0.24% at $1224.6, DXY is down -0.16% at 99.95, CAD/USD is down -0.27% at 0.7394.

US Economic Data 

Canadian Economic Data

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The following sources of information have been, or may have been, used partially or in their entirety to compile the herein provided CTI Capital Securities Inc. (“CTI Capital”) ‘Morning Comments.’ CTI Capital believes these sources to be generally reliable, however, as said sources are varied and from third parties, CTI Capital cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of said information: Canadian Press (CP); Bloomberg News (BN); Wall Street Journal (WSJ); Stone & McCarthy Research Associates (SMRA); New York Times (NYT); Financial Times (FT); Market News International (MNI); Globe and Mail; Associated Press (AP); CNW Group (CNW); Reuters; Business News Network (BNN); Market Watch; and others.

Ivan Greenstein, Stephan Buu, David Leclair-Legault

Institutional Bond and Equity Desk
CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilières Inc.

Tel : (514)-861-0240
Fax: (514)-861-3230

Market Update

US  tsys trading much lower, the slide continuing for a 4th day following Trump’s election. The current 10Y at 2.24% is 9bps higher on the day & ~55bps higher since Wed morning. The USD surging to an 11-month high, core Euro bonds lagging the selloff in tsys – the bund/tsy 10Y spd new low 188bps. BOJ Kuroda sounding optimistic saying the economy is showing momentum and that inflation will hit 2% earlier than under any BOJ governor. In Canada, GOC yields are higher, yields 8-10 bps higher , the GOC 10Y 1.55%, a high since late April. Provis opening ~1bp tighter from Friday, supply unlikely given volatility in bond markets.

News headlines 

Bonds Bloodied as Trump Spending Plans Spur Dollar, Copper Gains (Bloomberg) Routs in global bonds and emerging markets intensified, while the dollar climbed with base metals as investors positioned for the wave of fiscal stimulus that Donald Trump has pledged to unleash. The yield on 30-year Treasuries rose above 3 percent for the first time since January, with last week’s record debt selloff bleeding into Monday trading and weighing on credit markets. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index advanced to the highest since February as the U.S. currency strengthened versus almost all its major counterparts. European shares pared earlier gains and stocks in developing nations sank to a four-month low. Copper headed for the highest close in 16-months and oil fell with gold.

Oil pinned near three-month lows as gloom grows over OPEC (Reuters) Oil fell to its lowest in three months on Monday, as the prospect of another year of oversupply and weak prices overshadowed chances that OPEC will reach a deal to cut output. Donald Trump’s surprise victory in last week’s U.S. presidential election has boosted stocks and the dollar, but undermined much of the commodities complex, including oil, which has sagged as expectations that the world’s largest exporters will agree to reduce output this month have waned.

In phone call, China’s Xi tells Trump cooperation is only choice (Reuters) Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the world’s two largest economies, with Trump saying the two had established a “clear sense of mutual respect”. There has been intense speculation over the impact of Trump’s win on issues facing the two countries, from global trade and climate change to the security balance in the Asia-Pacific.

Trudeau Clears Path for Canada to Approve Kinder Morgan Pipeline (Bloomberg) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set the table for Canada to approve Kinder Morgan Inc.’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion by announcing environmental measures aimed at placating opposition to the project. Trudeau unveiled a national carbon price in October, and over the past few weeks has pumped billions into marine protection and “green” infrastructure, as well as begun an overhaul of the federal energy regulator and granted crown protection to a rainforest that essentially blocks a rival proposal. He regularly says it’s his job to get Canada’s resources to market while balancing the environment and economy.

Former Amaya Inc CEO David Baazov offers to buy online gambling company for $3.48 billion (Financial Post) The former chief executive of Amaya Inc, David Baazov, has offered to buy the Canadian online gambling company in a deal valued at about $3.48 billion. The offer price of $24 per share represents a premium of 30.9 per cent to Amaya’s Friday close of $18.34.

Ottawa to make ‘unprecedented’ appeal for private investment in infrastructure (GlobeAndMail) Like a high-stakes episode of Dragons’ Den, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some of his senior cabinet ministers will spend the day behind closed doors at Toronto’s Shangri-La hotel, pitching investors on why they should park their billions in Canada.

Overnight markets                                                                     

Overview: US 10yr note futures are down -0.2457% at 126-28, S&P 500 futures are up 0.31% at 2168.25, Crude oil futures are down -1.59% at $42.72, Gold futures are down -0.13% at $1222.7, DXY is up 0.67% at 99.727, CAD/USD is up 0.04% at 0.7383.

US Economic Data 

There is no major economic data for today.

Canadian Economic Data 

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Disclosure and Disclaimer

The following sources of information have been, or may have been, used partially or in their entirety to compile the herein provided CTI Capital Securities Inc. (“CTI Capital”) ‘Morning Comments.’ CTI Capital believes these sources to be generally reliable, however, as said sources are varied and from third parties, CTI Capital cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of said information: Canadian Press (CP); Bloomberg News (BN); Wall Street Journal (WSJ); Stone & McCarthy Research Associates (SMRA); New York Times (NYT); Financial Times (FT); Market News International (MNI); Globe and Mail; Associated Press (AP); CNW Group (CNW); Reuters; Business News Network (BNN); Market Watch; and others.

Ivan Greenstein, Stephan Buu, David Leclair-Legault

Institutional Bond and Equity Desk
CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilières Inc.

Tel : (514)-861-0240
Fax: (514)-861-3230