Podcasts

The Outlook for 2021

The Outlook for 2021

In the first episode of 2021, Bill Harris and Bryden Teich discuss Avenue’s outlook for the year ahead. Throughout their conversation they highlight the dilemma that investors continue to face in a low interest rate world. Bryden touches on the persistent role that Central Banks are playing with their continued market intervention, while Bill highlights the type of investments that are included in the Avenue portfolio.

November Market Update

November Market Update

Matt Manara and Bryden Teich discuss the busy month of November for the markets and summarize how the 2020 election result and recent positive vaccine news are impacting different asset classes including stocks, bonds, and gold.

The Federal Reserve & Real Yields

The Federal Reserve & Real Yields

In Episode 9, Bryden Teich and Matt Manara discuss news from the recent Federal Reserve meeting and the concept of yield curve control. They highlight previous examples of yield curve control and the impact it had on real interest rates and asset prices.

What’s Driving the Stock Market?

What’s Driving the Stock Market?

Bryden Teich and Bill Harris discuss the partial recovery in the stock market during May and what has been driving the recent moves. They also discuss why the stock market and the underlying economy have diverged and highlight some of the fiscal and monetary policy responses that are causing this divergence.

They also discuss the debate between Value vs. Growth investing in light of the current market environment.

Assessing the Bond Market

Assessing the Bond Market

In Episode 7, Paul Gardner and Bryden Teich give an updated assessment of fixed income markets in April 2020. They talk about the impact that bond ETF’s had during the selloff in March and highlight a few areas where they are finding value in the corporate bond market.

The Global Reach for Yield

The Global Reach for Yield

In Episode 3, Matt Manara and Bryden Teich discuss the U.S. Federal deficit and how it is impacting the direction of monetary policy. They also discuss the reach-for-yield going on in corporate and high yield bond markets and discuss other risks they are seeing in the market.

A Wave of Central Bank Liquidity

A Wave of Central Bank Liquidity

In Episode 2, Bill Harris and Bryden Teich discuss how global stock markets are currently being impacted by central bank liquidity and relate that to previous periods of market exuberance. They also discuss the signal that the underlying economy is sending at the outset of 2020, and they discuss the outlook for the Canadian energy sector.

The 2020 Outlook for the Bond Market

The 2020 Outlook for the Bond Market

Bryden Teich and Paul Gardner discuss Avenue’s outlook for interest rates and Federal Reserve policy as we enter 2020. The past year saw a significant change in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve with three interest rate cuts and a significant re-expansion of their balance sheet starting in September. The conversation touches on the economic outlook for both the United States and Canada and the impact on interest rates and stock prices.