GLOBAL ECONOMICSDAILY POINTS
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全球经济学 · 每日要点
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Sovereign bonds are rallying while equities waver, with Treasury yields down 6–10bps in a bull flattener and the US 10-year 22bps below its peak ten days ago. The article questions whether this is a durable rotation into bonds or a brief hiccup. It previews US PPI and retail sales, notes new 35% lumber tariffs, light Canadian data, an Australian jobs drop that sank yields, and a UK data beat largely ignored by gilts and sterling.
- Institution
- Scotiabank Economics
- Published
- 10/15/2026
- Research topic
- Fed Policy · Crude Oil (WTI) · Inflation
- Time horizon
- Not explicitly stated
Key arguments
- Bond rally with equities soft could signal an asset allocation pivot into cheaper bonds, but the article says that is not yet clear.
- The move defies yesterday's US CPI read but is somewhat compatible with lower oil led by a $1 decline in Brent.
- Breadth is weak: since August 13, only energy and health care have risen among S&P sectors excluding the Mag7.
- The 35% softwood lumber tariff raises US housing costs, conflicting with affordability goals, alongside fiscal and immigration policy.
Key numbers
- US 10-year yield decline from peak ten days ago
- 22bps
- US Treasury yield move across the curve
- -6 to -10bps
- US softwood lumber tariff rate
- 35%
- Australia jobs change in September
- -39,300
- UK August GDP growth m/m
- 0.1% (consensus -0.1%)
Main risks
- Whether the bond rally is a true rotation or a flash in the pan remains unresolved.
- Fed Chair Warsh's communications are described as highly erratic, so late-night remarks could bring surprises.
- US retail sales face a tough comparison after August's 1%+ gains, with September auto sales down 4.7% m/m.
Corresponding source evidence
• US producer prices to inform PCE tracking • US retail sales face a tough act to follow • US lumber tariffs raise US housing costs • Will Fed’s Warsh say anything helpful tonight?
All of this is despite yesterday’s US CPI reading (recap here ) but somewhat compatible with slightly lower oil prices led by a buck decline in Brent.
Since stocks ex-Mag7 began softening after August 13 th , only energy and health care have been up while all other sectors have been lower (chart 2).
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