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BoE Cut Pricing Rebounds Slightly, ECB Steady

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OIS-implied ECB rate cut pricing was relatively steady Thursday. 136bp of cuts are seen through the year, with April still seen at around 80% probability of the first reduction and nearly two cuts priced through the subsequent meeting in June.

  • There was little of note on the European docket today: there was little reaction to the account of the ECB's December meeting (which highlighted substantial loosening of financial conditions).

BoE implied 2024 cut pricing rebounded, having neared 100bp Wednesday after the stronger-than-expected UK CPI data; it now stands at 109bp (about 7bp more cuts implied on the day but still around 20bp less than had been seen at Tuesday's close).

  • The first reduction is still seen by June, with slightly better than a 50/50 probability of a reduction by the May MPC.
  • We get UK retail sales data first thing Friday.



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