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BoE, ECB Cutting Expectations Pull Back To Least In 2 Weeks

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Despite limited catalysts evident in the session, ECB and BoE rate cut pricing pulled back further Monday, edging to the least cuts implied in a couple of weeks ahead of a key round of UK data.

  • As recently as last Thursday, just shy of 90bp of cuts were market-implied for both the ECB and BoE in the year following their respective rate peaks (currently seen as depo rate 4.00%, peak after +0.8bp cumulative by Dec 2023; Bank Rate 5.30%, after +5bp cumulative by Feb 2024).
  • Now just 79bp of BoE cuts (least since Nov 1) and 82bp ECB cuts (least since Oct 31) are envisaged over the 12 months from peak.
  • The first full 25bp BoE cut is still seen by Aug 2024; ECB pricing for the same magnitude reduction is June 2024.
  • While there were few key macro drivers in Monday's session, catalysts abound for BoE implied rates in the next two sessions: Tuesday sees UK labour market data with Wednesday bringing the latest CPI report.
  • Multiple speakers from both the BoE (Pill, Dhingra) and ECB (Lane, Villeroy) feature Tuesday as well.


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