Market Ethos

Dollar drama

Dollar Drama

29 June 2026
Big moves are becoming the norm in this market and currency is no exception. Our Canadian Dollar (CAD) has traded down to 70 cents on the dollar. This is only a penny or two away from the extreme lows of COVID (when everyone was hiding in USD/Treasuries) and Tariff Day (remember when tariffs were going to push Canada into a bone-crushing recession). Too extreme? Let’s bring it in.

Read now

couple discussing finances

It's a buyer's market

22 June 2026
Most of the U.S. Treasury market conversation right now is about supply. How many bonds/bills are being issued, what duration, whether the deficit trajectory is sustainable. But we think the more interesting question is sitting on the other side of that trade: Who is actually buying this stuff? And as the composition of that buyer base changes, how should we think about yield risk? We think it does matter and the shift is bigger than most people realize.

Read now