DL Monitor
Our weekly newsletter, DL Monitor, provides market insights and observations on factors effecting hedging and derivatives. Subscribers receive notifications to the publications. Our monthly DL Report provides more authoritative white-paper for-subscribers-only.










































Testing is the Cure to Our Economic Ills
Last Week: Interest rates fell, and equities rose as investors…

Don’t Fight the Fed
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and global equities were…

Bottom for Rates is Yet to Come
Last Week: Interest rates and global equities were both lower…

Life After Zero Interest Rates
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and global equities rose…

QE Forever
Last Week: Interest rates rose, and equities were little net…

Rate Cuts Can’t Heal Sick People
Last Week: Interest rates edged higher as global equities traded…

Take Me To Zero
Last Week: Interest rates plummeted, and equities traded lower…

Rates off a Cliff: Now What?
Last Week: Interest rates and equities were dramatically lower…

Rates on a Knife Edge as Virus Threat Gets Real
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Freddie’s Move to SOFR Got You Rattled? Relax.
Last Week: Interest rates ended the week about where they started,…

Good Data No Cure for Virus Fears
Interest rates were mixed, and equities traded near record highs…

Virus Outbreak Clouds Rate Outlook
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Rates Break Out of Their Funk
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If It Looks Like QE, and it Smells Like QE...
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Good Enough for the Fed
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Drums of War Dominate Rate Moves
Last Week: Interest rates fell, and equities were little changed…

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Last Week: Interest rates and equity markets both traded higher…

All I Want for Christmas is a Trade Deal
Last Week: Aided in part by a very strong US employment report,…

Trade War to Drive Rate Moves Through Year End
Last Week: Interest rates and equities both rose on the week…

Mixed Messages on Trade = A Quiet Thanksgiving
Last Week: Interest rates and equities traded modestly lower…

Growing Trade Doubts to Keep Rates Rangebound
Last Week: Interest rates fell as major US equity indices posted…

Trade Crumbs To Keep Rates on a Precipice
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and equities rallied after…

Fed on Hold? Not so Fast.
Last Week: Interest rates fell, and equities rose thanks to better…

The Fed: Three Cuts and Done?
Last Week: A combination of mixed third-quarter corporate earnings…

Resist the Recession Hype
Last Week: Interest rates fell amid muted developments in global…

The Art of the (mini) Deal - Who’s Buying it?
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and equities traded higher…

Consumers to the Rescue
Last Week: Interest rates and equities both declined, driven…

Consumers Set to Chill Amid Hiring Slowdown
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and equities were modestly…

Repo Blowout Reveals SOFR’s Achilles Heel
Last Week: Interest rates traded lower as equities moved higher…

Rates Moving Higher: Breakout or Headfake?
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and equities rose on the…

Trade War to Dog Rates Through Year End
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and equities rose in a…

Meet Me at Zero
Last Week: Interest rates and equities fell after a one-two punch…

Coming to a Central Bank Near You: QE-lite
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed as equities were modestly…

Fed’s Plans Foiled by a Tweet
Last Week: Interest rates and equities were both lower on the…

One and Done?
Last Week: Interest rates drifted within tight ranges as global…

This is What it Sounds Like When Doves Fly
Last Week: US interest rates fell, while equities were little…

Fed Rate Cut: 25 or 50?
Last Week: US interest rates were mixed, and equities closed…

Rate Cut Bets Tested
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and equities rose after…

July Rate Cut Not a Slam Dunk
Last Week: Interest rates traded a bit lower and equities were…

Rates Taking Cues from G20 Outcome
Last Week: Interest rates mostly fell as global equities rose…

Fed Walks a Fine Line
Last Week: Interest rates fell as equities were little changed…

Trade War Fatigue Means Rates Low for Longer
Last Week: Interest rates were flat to lower as equities rose…

Markets vs The Fed: Something Has to Give
Last Week: Interest rates and equities fell as trade jitters…

Impact on Rates: Lessons from the Trade War So Far
Last Week: Interest rates drifted lower and equities were…

The Value of Floating Rates in a Low Rate World
Last Week: Interest rates fell as equities recouped…

Rates to Remain Subdued as Markets Wonder Whats Next
Last Week: Interest rates and equities fell amid a setback…

Listen to Your Central Banker: Patience Means Patience
Last Week: Despite the release of top tier economic data…

Muddy Waters Will Spur Fed to Stay Cautious
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed as equities rose, underpinned…

Treasury Yields to Grind Higher as GDP Takes Center Stage
Last Week: Interest rates and equities increased slightly…

Beware the Volatility Slumber
Last Week: Interest rates and equities rose on fresh signs…

Subdued Inflation to Encourage Fed's Patience
Last Week: Interest rates stuck to their familiar ranges…

US Recession Fears are Overblown
Last Week: US interest rates rebounded from their recent…


The Fed’s Second Job: Volatility Killer
Last Week: Interest rates fell, and equities rose amid optimism…

Jobs Stall Not a Reason for Concern
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed and equities declined…

Jobs Data to Drive Fed Action for Now
Last Week: Interest rates and equities rose on optimism over…

Interest Rates: Low for Longer
Last Week: Interest rates and equities drifted…

Fed Hikes: Paused But Not Peaked
Last Week: Interest rates were mixed, and equities rose on…

Fed to Let the Data Do the Talking
Last Week: Interest rates fell, and global equities declined…