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Early Downtick In ECB Pricing Reverses

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ECB-dated OIS looked through familiar dovish comments from Greek Central Bank chief Stournaras, while Vice President de Guindos once again pointed to the “open question” re: the post-summer break September meeting, while alluding to some signs of softening in still strong underlying price pressures. De Guindos then underscored the Bank’s data-dependent stance, stressing that the job is not done (with a focus on services inflation and labour costs), also noting that the impact of the already delivered tightening is starting to filter through into parts of the real economy.

  • That leaves ECB-dated OIS pricing familiar degrees of tightening across the next couple of meetings, with the liquid contracts -/+2bp vs. yesterday’s closing levels, in most cases more than reversing the early Friday downtick.
  • Terminal deposit rate pricing sits just above 4.05% after threatening to break above 4.10% during yesterday’s U.S.-data inspired run higher, with the strip moving higher and steeper on the week
  • Comments from ECB President Lagarde headline the regional docket ahead of the weekend, while the impending U.S. NFP release has plenty of market moving potential.
ECB Meeting€STR ECB-Dated OIS (%)Difference Vs. Current Effective €STR Rate (bp)
Jul-233.635+22.9
Sep-233.806+40.0
Oct-233.893+48.7
Dec-233.955+54.9
Jan-243.965+55.9
Mar-243.943+53.7
Apr-243.893+48.7

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

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