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BoE Peak Pricing Below 6% For 1st Time In A Month On CPI; ECB Steady

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BoE hike pricing fell sharply Wednesday after soft CPI data pared back the implied terminal rate and odds of a half-point hike in August. ECB pricing meanwhile closed surprisingly steady after an early UK-induced dip.

  • BoE terminal Bank Rate pricing -20.5bp to 5.88% (88bp of further hikes left in the cycle to Feb 2024). The 15-month low and 0.2ppt miss in headline and core inflation slashed terminal rate pricing below 6% for the first time since June 20, and it's now fallen 70bp from the July highs.
  • Though with services inflation largely in line with expectations, the case for a 50bp as opposed to 25bp August BoE hike is seen to remain in play (though now a sub-50% proposition vs 65+% earlier this week). A cumulative 66bp (ie a further 30bp above Aug) is priced through the September meeting, with rates basically topping out between Dec 2023-Mar 2024.
  • ECB terminal depo Rate pricing +0.2bp to 3.98% (48bp of further hikes left in the cycle to Dec 2023). Peak ECB pricing reversed an initial 5bp drop post-UK CPI to finish flat on the day, with expectations for a 25bp raise next Thursday ending slightly firmer (over 96% implied probability).

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