Free Trial

Bunds have been under pressure in.......>

EGB SUMMARY
EGB SUMMARY: Bunds have been under pressure in early Europe as the downward
theme continues for the week. The move lower comes on a thin holiday markets.
The 10Y Bund yield is trading 1.2bp higher at 0.417%. The German curve has
modestly steepened this morning with 2s-10s spread +0.2bp at 109.9bp. 
- The event of the day will be that of the Catalonia regional election due to
take place today. Polls are scheduled to close at 8pm local time (7pm GMT).
Opinion polls point to a tight race with neither side expected to win by large
margin. The Bund-Bonos spread is marginally tighter this morning and is trading
-0.4bp at 106.6bp.
- Italy announced that it will tap CTZ Oct-19 between E2.0-E2.5bln on Dec 27,
2017. 
- Looking ahead the UK Public Sector Finances will hit the wires at 0930GMT.
Across the Atlantic the first release of the day is US Q3 final GDP data at
1330GMT. Also at 1330GMT are US Weekly Jobless Claims data and US Philadelphia
Fed Manufacturing Index.   

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.