October 04, 2024 17:02 GMT
BONDS: EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: Short-End Craters On US Jobs, BoE Pill
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European curves bear flattened Friday, with Gilts underperforming.
- Commentary by BoE chief economist Pill was seen as more hawkish than Governor Bailey's in the prior session - while he appeared less hawkish than in previous appearances, implied BoE rates jumped as it was far from clear he would support a November cut, let alone back-to-back cuts.
- Global bonds dropped sharply in the afternoon as the US employment report came in stronger than any analyst had expected, leading to a November Fed 50bp cut to be priced out.
- Both the German and UK curves bear flattened amid the short-end selloff: 2Y Gilt yields registered their 4th biggest rise of the year (+17bp) - and German 2Y yields rose the most since April 2023.
- Periphery EGB spreads tightened, led by Italy, as German yields rose and equities gained post-US payrolls on faded recession fears.
- Next week's schedule is a little lighter from a European perspective, with German factory orders and monthly UK activity the data highlights, with multiple ECB speakers also featuring ahead of the decision the following week.
Closing Yields / 10-Yr Periphery EGB Spreads To Germany
- Germany: The 2-Yr yield is up 12.2bps at 2.203%, 5-Yr is up 9.7bps at 2.071%, 10-Yr is up 6.6bps at 2.21%, and 30-Yr is up 2.9bps at 2.492%.
- UK: The 2-Yr yield is up 17bps at 4.139%, 5-Yr is up 15.1bps at 4.016%, 10-Yr is up 11.4bps at 4.13%, and 30-Yr is up 7.8bps at 4.676%.
- Italian BTP spread down 4bps at 129.9bps / Spanish down 3bps at 75.8bps
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