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Afternoon Rally In Global Core FI Buoys Euribor Strip, 150bps Of ECB Cuts Priced Through 2024

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The Euribor strip has drifted away from intraday highs in recent trade, but remains +3.5 to +12.5 through the Blues with the back of the Whites outperforming. ECB-dated OIS contracts now price 152bps of rate cuts through 2024, up from 140bps before this morning's French inflation data.

  • The first full 25bp cut is priced through the April meeting, with 27bps of easing priced at typing.
  • Heavy block buying in futures has been observed, helping to fuel the core FI rally following soft US data (including the MNI Chicago PMI report) alongside a move lower in equity markets.
  • Prior to the above, German flash HICP printed a touch lower than consensus on an annual basis, though stickiness was noted in the services CPI component.
  • After the US Treasury quarterly supply announcement came and went broadly as expected, focus now turns to this evening's Fed decision at 1900GMT/2000CET.
  • Tomorrow, regional interest will be on the Eurozone-wide flash HICP release, while manufacturing PMIs and the Bank of England decision will also draw attention.

Meeting Date ESTR ECB-Dated OIS (%)Difference Vs. Current Effective ESTR Rate (bp)
Mar-243.830-7.70
Apr-243.635-27.2
Jun-243.320-58.7
Jul-243.044-86.4
Sep-242.768-113.9
Oct-242.578-132.9
Dec-242.385-152.2
Jan-252.231-167.6

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