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BoE Peak Above 6% With 50bp Eyed Thursday; ECB Terminal Dragged Above 4%

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BoE hike pricing soared yet again Wednesday following a strong UK inflation print, with terminal rates hitting a 6-handle having seen a 4-handle as recently as May 17th. ECB hike pricing ticked higher as well in sympathy, hitting 3-month highs.

  • BoE terminal Bank Rate pricing +15.4bp to 6.06% (155bp of further hikes left in the cycle): BoE terminal Bank Rate pricing faded 7bp from the morning's highs, but still implies over 150bp of hikes to a peak above 6.00% in February 2024.
  • Pricing for Thursday's BoE rate decision reached 37bp (nearly a 50/50 implied probability of either a 25bp or a 50bp hike), but faded to 34bp (around 65% / 35% prob of 25bp / 50bp).
  • As stated in our BoE meeting preview, we could see a more hawkish vote split as a result of the CPI data, with up to three dissenters in favour of 50bp (in order of likelihood Mann, Haskel and Ramsden), but 25bp is probably still the baseline expectation.
  • ECB terminal depo Rate pricing +3.9bp to 3.99% (50bp of further hikes left in the cycle): Dragged higher by the UK developments, implied terminal deposit rate pricing topped the 4.00% mark for the first time since March.



Source: MNI, BBG

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