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Bear Steepening

GILT SUMMARY

Gilts sold off alongside USTs and the curve has bear steepened as risk sentiment improves on the back of US fiscal stimulus and strong progress on vaccinations in the US and UK. A proposed global pandemic treaty has provided further support.

  • Gilt yields are now 2-5bp higher and the curve is 3bp steeper. Last yields: 2-year 0.0803%, 5-year 0.3727%, 10-year 0.8402%, 30-year 1.3744%.
  • The Jun 21 gilt future trades at 127.56 , near the middle of the day's range (L: 127.42 / H: 127.76).
  • The BoE earlier purchased GBP1.48bn of long-dated gilts with offer-to-cover of 2.20x.
  • Providing a further setback to the AstraZeneca vaccine, Germany has indicated that the jab could be suspended for the under 60s over fresh concerns about blood clots.
  • Tomorrow sees the release of the final Q4 GDP estimate.

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