Richard Jones has traded and invested in interest rate and FX market portfolios spanning three decades, both on the buy-side and sell-side. He was also an FX & Rates Strategist with Bloomberg News’ Markets Live and First Word products.
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G10 FX Weekly: Pre-FOMC, Technicals Sound Warning Bells for US Bond Bulls
Richard Jones
Summary US fixed income has staged an impressive bull run since late April/early May, with yields plummeting across the curve. Yet several signals now warn of a short-term correction higher for US yields. We anticipate the correction will depend on the FOMC’s policy update next week and therefore avoid initiating countertrend tactical positioning as the […]
Momentum Returns Remain Muted as Rates Models Continue to Outperform, FX Lags
Richard Jones
Summary Momentum models were down 0.1% over the past week, with equity models down 0.1% WoW, FX models down 0.4% WoW and rates models up 0.3% WoW. Momentum models are down in aggregate over a three-month time frame, with rates models the best performing (+0.6%). Market Implications Momentum models remain bearish the USD – our […]
Momentum Strategies’ Returns Muted as Rates Outperform, Equities Lag
Richard Jones
When evaluating the performance of our momentum models we are considering the average performance across the one-, three-, and 12-month momentum models. Summary Momentum models were down 0.1% over the past week, with equity models down 0.8% WoW, FX models down 0.1% WoW and rates models up 0.3% WoW. Momentum models are down in aggregate […]
G10 FX Weekly: Weak Swiss Inflation Bolsters Bullish Buy-on-Dips EUR/CHF View
Richard Jones
Summary Switzerland’s August inflation data came in weaker-than-expected across the board. This would normally lead to CHF weakness, but softer global risk sentiment this week resulted in the currency tracking sideways, with CHF haven demand offsetting weaker Swiss data. As we wrote last month, we think the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will intervene in the […]