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Can-US Yield Differentials Slightly Off Historical Lows Before CPI

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  • GoCs sit 3-3.5bp higher to modestly underperform Treasuries, more so at the front-end, ahead of CAD CPI.
  • It sees the Can-US yield differential increase a little further off Monday’s lows, but they’re still historically depressed at -68.5bps for 2s and -87bps for 10s.
  • BoC-dated OIS holds with 13-14bps of cuts priced for the next meeting in June. Last week’s strength in US CPI has played a large role in cutting this from ~20bps, and we suspect even an in-line core print would see a renewed rise in cut expectations (ruling out a risk of following US inflation hotter).
  • Upside surprises should certainly not be ruled out though after two softer than expected months. That’s especially for softer traditional core measures and in particular CPIX which slowed to 0.0% annualized over the latest three months.

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