October 02, 2024 23:03 GMT
BONDS: NZGBS: Cheaper With US Tsys After Strong ADP Data
BONDS
In local morning trade, NZGBs are 2-3bps after the US tsys curve bear-steepened on stronger-than-expected ADP data, with US yields finishing 3-6bps higher, largely reversing Tuesday's moves.
- ADP employment printed at 143k (cons 125k) after a slightly upward-revised 103k (initial 99k) in August. The data has had mixed success at tracking private payrolls growth, undershooting private payrolls growth by 15k in August but before that overshooting by 37k in July and 58k in June.
- Today’s US calendar will see Weekly Claims, Factory/Durable Goods Orders and ISM Services, followed by Friday's headline Non-Farm Payrolls for September.
- US nonfarm payrolls growth is expected to have firmed marginally to 150k in September although some analysts also look for upward revisions to August. (See MNI Employment Preview here)
- Swap rates are 1bp lower to 1bp higher with the 2s10s curve steeper.
- RBNZ dated OIS pricing is little changed. A cumulative 93bps of easing is priced by year-end.
- The calendar is light for the remainder of the week, with just ANZ Commodity prices today.
- Today, the NZ Treasury plans to sell NZ$250mn of the 1.50% May-31 bond, NZ$200mn of the 4.25% May-34 bond and NZ$50mn of the 1.75% May-41 bond.
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