RBC Financial Markets Monthly

Taking the long way home

Published October 12, 2023 | 5 min read

We are pleased to provide the October 2023 edition of Financial Markets Monthly from RBC Economics. This publication includes a forward-looking analysis of Canadian, US and international financial market trends.

Key highlights

  • Central banks are on pause as surging term bond yields further tighten financial conditions
  • Bank of Canada continues to be on hold in response to weakening output growth—despite high inflation
  • The US economy remains exceptionally resilient, but slowing inflation pressures allow the Fed to be patient
  • Canada’s surging population has been concealing the signs of a softening macroeconomic backdrop

 

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Sources

RBC Economics, Financial Markets Monthly, October 2023