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Market Update Tsys trading lower & steeper, yields 0.5-2bps higher with 10Y 3.16% (+1.7bps). Risk-on tone with Euro stocks higher (Stoxx +0.60%), US equity futures pointing to a higher open, S&P fut +13. Gilts underperforming after the BOE left rates unch as expected, yet warned the economy could ‘run hot’ requiring faster rates increases. GOCs lower, in line with tsys, 10Y above 2.50%, 2.52% being the 62% retracement of the October rally. Yesterday’s August GDP came in better than exp, mostly due to oil&gas and utilities, BOC Poloz reiterating that rates have further to rise, but ‘it wont be a rapid process’. Long bond auction yest went well – reopening of the 2%/2051 with the roll unch from auction lvls (-0.2/-0.3). The Dec 2064 issue looks cheap, we will be forwarding our latest curve comment later this morning.

News headlines

BOE Waits for Brexit Clarity as Forecasts Hint at Faster Hikes (Bloomberg) The Bank of England hinted there may be a need for faster rate increases in the coming years in a report dominated by uncertainty over Brexit. The Monetary Policy Committee, led by Governor Mark Carney, said the economy may start running hot earlier than previously anticipated as wage growth improves and domestic costs build. It sees the inflation rate staying above its 2 percent goal for the next two years. Interest rates were left unchanged on Thursday. The slightly hawkish bias compared with August is tempered by the fact that the forecasts are based on an assumption for a smooth Brexit that may not come to pass. It said the exit deal with the EU remains the biggest factor when it comes to the economy and monetary policy. 

Asia’s Factories Are Flashing Amber as Trade War Starts to Bite (Bloomberg) Manufacturing gauges for some of Asia’s most export-driven economies slipped into negative territory in October, highlighting the spillover effect from the U.S.-China trade war. The contractions follow evidence of a broad-based slowdown in China that has prompted the government to promise new measures to stoke growth. In the latest sign that trade war pain is spreading, purchasing managers’ indexes for Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia all fell into contractionary territory during October.

Trump Attacks ‘Birthright Citizenship’ in Bid to Keep Senate (Bloomberg) President Donald Trump doubled down on his vow to deny U.S. citizenship to children born of unauthorized immigrants as he kicked off an eleventh-hour effort to save Republican control of the Senate. « Under this policy, » Trump asserted at a rally in Estero, Florida, on Wednesday night, « anyone who breaks into our country and has a child, the very next moment that child would be made a citizen for life. Great. This policy has even created an entire industry of birth tourism. Big business, where pregnant mothers travel to America to make their children instant American citizens. »

U.S. Futures, European Stocks Advance; Dollar Dips: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) Stocks added to gains Thursday as upbeat earnings helped investors turn the page on the worst month for global equities in more than six years. The dollar fell and the pound jumped. Futures on the S&P 500 climbed, with more than half of companies having reported earnings, and most Asian shares were in the green. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index also advanced with telecoms and travel companies leading the way. While strong results from the likes of ING Groep NV helped buoy sentiment, not all the news was positive, with Royal Dutch Shell Plc declining after profit fell short of expectations.

Canada economy grows for seventh month, no quick rate hike seen (Reuters) Canada’s economy grew for a seventh month in a row in August, its longest stretch of expansion for more than a year, but analysts said the Bank of Canada was under little pressure to raise interest rates again next month. Statistics Canada said on Wednesday that GDP in August edged up by 0.1 percent. Analysts in a Reuters poll had predicted no change from July.

Canada’s Encana to buy Newfield Exploration in $5.5 billion deal (Reuters) Canadian oil and gas producer Encana Corp said on Thursday it would buy Newfield Exploration Co for $5.5 billion, making it one of the biggest shale oil producers in North America. As part of the all-stock deal, Encana will get greater access to three of North America’s biggest oil patches, including the Permian Basin. Encana will also assume $2.2 billion of Newfield’s debt. EnCana said liquids production will contribute over half of the combined company’s production and help expand margins.

Canada Post workers in Hamilton, La Mauricie, Que., join rotating strikes (BNN) More than 1,800 Canada Post workers have walked off the job in Hamilton and La Mauricie, Que., as the union’s overtime ban becomes effective across the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the walkout in La Mauricie began Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. and in Hamilton just after midnight on Thursday. Those workers joined union locals in 12 other communities taking part in the rotating strikes. The Ontario communities of Arnprior-Renfrew and Ottawa are still on strike, as well as the British Columbia cities of Campbell River, Courtenay, Nanaimo and Port Alberni. In Quebec, six Canada Post locals are also off the job, including St-Jerome, Valleyfield and Sorel.

Vancouver sees world’s biggest drop in luxury home prices (BNN) Guess which city managed to top a luxury real-estate ranking despite a slew of cooling measures to tame its property market? Yes, the tiny island nation of Singapore, nudging out Hong Kong. Luxury home prices rose 13 per cent in the quarter ended Sept. 30 from a year earlier, according to Knight Frank LLP’s Prime Global Cities Index. Gains were driven in part by the limited availability of high-end properties. Hong Kong fell to 14th place with third quarter year-on-year price gains of just 5.5 per cent.

Overnight markets

Overview: US 10yr note futures are down 0% at 118-14, S&P 500 futures are up 0.37% at 2721, Crude oil futures are down -0.47% at $65, Gold futures are up 1.21% at $1229.7, DXY is down -0.7% at 96.449, CAD/USD is down -0.46% at 0.7635.

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Market Update Tsys trading lower, curve steeper, yields 1.5-2.5bps higher with the 10Y 3.15 (+2.7bps), prices weakening further after ADP came in above exp (227k vs 187k). Risk-on with equities higher, S&P fut +25, Nasdaq +100. Core EGBS also lower, UK 10Y gilt 4bps higher @ 1.44% – S&P noting that a no deal Brexit would result in recession. GOCs 1-2bps wider vs tsys after Aug GDP rose 0.1% vs 0.0% exp, led by oil&gas and finance. Adding to GOC underperformance Poloz late day comments yest that mon policy is still stimulative and ratee have to rise further to neutral. Provis opening 1bp tighter, Ont 49s 82/81 Ont 28s 67/66.5

News headlines

China Signals More Support Needed Amid Pressure on Economy (Bloomberg) China’s leadership signaled that further stimulus measures are being planned, as economic data pointed to a broad slowdown taking hold. The nation’s economic situation is changing, downward pressure is increasing, and the government needs to take timely measures to counter this, according to a statement from a Politburo meeting Wednesday chaired by President Xi Jinping.

Euro-Area Inflation Accelerates Despite Economic Slowdown (Bloomberg) Euro-area inflation accelerated in October and underlying price pressures increased, complicating policy makers’ choices after the economy grew at its weakest pace since 2014. Consumer prices jumped 2.2 percent from a year earlier while a measure that strips out volatile components rose to 1.1 percent.

Wall Street Tries to Shape Democratic Victory by Backing Moderates (Bloomberg) Wall Street is opening its checkbook to soften the blow from a blue wave. For the first time in a decade, the securities and investment industries are spending more on Democrats than Republicans ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections. Bankers are also giving to Democrats.

Stocks Rally to End Turbulent Month; Bonds Decline: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) European stocks jumped on Wednesday, tracking a rebound across Asia as U.S. futures extended gains on the last day of one of the worst months for global equities in years. The dollar edged higher alongside Treasury yields. Almost every sector on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced, with miners and industrial companies leading the way as U.S. shares looked set to build on their rally from a day earlier. Italian bonds bucked a decline as core European debt followed Treasuries lower. The euro edged down as inflation accelerated in October and underlying price pressures increased, handing policy makers a headache after growth data disappointed.

Air Canada profit misses on higher fuel costs (Reuters) Air Canada, the country’s biggest airline operator, reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by higher fuel costs. The company’s fuel costs per liter rose 39.7 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier. Air Canada and other carriers are contending with rising fuel costs that is weighing on profits, even as demand for air travel is strong. To combat that higher cost, airlines have increased ticket prices and hiked baggage fees.

Spruce Point sees Dollarama stock price tumbling (Reuters) Spruce Point Capital Management, which focuses on in-depth research of companies’ vulnerabilities, sees room for Dollarama Inc’s (DOL.TO) stock price to tumble roughly 40 percent after the Canadian retailer raised prices and fewer customers are shopping at its stores.

Canadians should get used to idea of 3% interest rates: Poloz (BNN) Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz wants Canadians to get used to the idea of three per cent interest rates as the new normal, now that the era of rock-bottom borrowing costs is gradually fading away. Poloz raised the benchmark rate last week for the fifth time in just over a year to 1.75 per cent – its highest level in about a decade. He sent signals that future hikes could arrive sooner than previously expected, in large part due to the economy’s resilience and the removal of some business uncertainty following the recent agreement on an updated North American trade pact.

CN Rail buying trucking company TransX (BNN) Canadian National Railway Co. () has signed a deal to acquire the Winnipeg-based TransX Group of Companies. Financial terms of the deal for the privately owned trucking firm were not disclosed. CN chief executive JJ Ruest says the deal will help strengthen the company’s intermodal business, notably the refrigerated segment. 

Overnight markets

Overview: US 10yr note futures are down -0.21% at 118-17, S&P 500 futures are up 0.76% at 2705.75, Crude oil futures are up 0.39% at $66.44, Gold futures are down -0.43% at $1220, DXY is down -0.06% at 96.957, CAD/USD is up 0.16% at 0.7614.

US Economic Data

Canadian Economic Data

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.

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Institutional Bond and Equity Desk
CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilières Inc.

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

Institutional Bond and Equity Desk
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Tel : (514)-861-0240
Fax: (514)-861-3230

Market Update Tsys trading weaker, 10Y 3.115(+3bps), above volume in TY futures (530k), prices back to the lows of yest morning before equities sold off late Monday.  US equity futures higher, (S&P +14, Nasdaq +33), Euro stocks paring earlier losses now positive. BTPs wider vs bunds, 10Y +9bps after weak Q3 Italy GDP. In earnings, GE (-2.0% pre-mkt) slashed its dividend 92% to $0.01 from $0.12, missed on Q3 eps $0.14 vs $0.12, $22.8bln loss largely due to writedown of power business. Relatively quiet day on US data front with Consumer Confidence at 10:00 and S&P CoreLogic Home Prices. Yesterday the US Treasury announced it expects to borrow $425bln in Q4 vs $440bln initial est.  GOCs lower, in line with tsys, 10Y 2.41% (+2bps), 10Y reaching 2.38% yest afternoon a five-week low. Dollarama (BBB) was in the mkt with $500mln (upsized from $400mln guidance) 5Y @ 130, bonds closed wider 132/130.

News headlines

Trump says he expects ‘great deal’ with China, but more tariffs if not (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks there will be “a great deal” with China on trade, but warned that he has billions of dollars worth of new tariffs ready to go if a deal isn’t possible. 

Oil prices fall on rising supply, trade tensions (Reuters) Oil prices fell on Tuesday, depressed by concerns that the U.S.-China trade dispute will dent economic growth and by signs of rising global supply despite upcoming sanctions against Iran. 

Mood sours as euro zone economic growth slows while Italy stagnates (Reuters) The euro zone economy grew less than expected in the third quarter as the public mood turned darker, with signs of distress in Italy highlighting concerns that the bloc’s third-ranked state is becoming one of its weakest links.

China’s yuan finishes onshore trading at weakest since 2008 (Reuters) China’s yuan closed at its weakest in over a decade on Monday, losing 0.16 percent to end the domestic session at 6.9560 per dollar CNY=CFXS, stirring speculation over whether the central bank will tolerate a slide beyond the key level of 7 per dollar.

Treasury Expects to Issue Over $1 Trillion in Debt in 2018 ( WSJ) The U.S. Treasury Department estimates it will issue more than $1 trillion in debt this year as higher government spending and sluggish tax revenues push the deficit higher. The Treasury said Monday it expects net marketable debt to total $425 billion in the fourth quarter, which would bring total debt issuance in 2018 to $1.338 trillion, compared with $546 billion in 2017. That would be the highest annual debt issuance since $1.586 trillion in 2010, when the U.S. economy was still crawling out of a recession.

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway breaks from tradition with two fintech investments (CNBC) Berkshire Hathaway has invested about $600 million in two fintech companies focused on emerging markets — Paytm and StoneCo, The Wall Street Journal reports.Both investments were led by one of Berkshire’s two portfolio managers, Todd Combs, not Warren Buffett. While Berkshire has stayed away from early-stage tech investments, these companies dominate their local markets, a theme that does fit into Buffett’s playbook.

General Electric cuts dividend, splits loss-making power unit (Reuters) General Electric Co slashed its quarterly dividend to just 1 cent per share and said it would split its power unit into two businesses as new Chief Executive Larry Culp took his first steps to revive the struggling conglomerate.

Apple expected to unveil iPads with facial recognition (Reuters) Apple Inc on Tuesday is expected to unveil updates to its Mac computers and iPads that include facial recognition features that have been available in the iPhone lineup at an event in Brooklyn.

Overnight markets

Overview: US 10yr note futures are down -0.21% at 118-23, S&P 500 futures are up 0.5% at 2656.75, Crude oil futures are down -0.94% at $66.41, Gold futures are down -0.28% at $1224.2, DXY is up 0.29% at 96.861, CAD/USD is down -0.07% at 0.7619.

US Economic Data

Canadian Economic Data

There is no Canadian economic data for today.

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, Hugues Savard

Institutional Bond and Equity Desk
CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilières Inc.

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

Institutional Bond and Equity Desk
CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilieres Inc.

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