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ECB / BoE Peak Rate Pricing Softens On Dovish Data

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ECB and BoE peak rate pricing pulled back Tuesday following two consecutive sessions of increases, as Eurozone data appeared to provide a modest boost to ECB doves. Even so, peak pricing actually finished up 3bp from session lows.

  • ECB terminal depo Rate pricing -2.5bp to 3.78% (53bp of further hikes left in the cycle). Mixed EZ retail sales and poor German factory orders cast a dovish note, but the most impactful data on downward rate repricing Tuesday was the ECB's consumer expectations survey which showed a full reversal of March's inflation expectations jump in April. A June 25bp hike is still priced at over 92% implied probability.
  • BoE terminal Bank Rate pricing -1.5bp to 5.46% (97bp of further hikes left in the cycle). With nothing of note on the BoE speaker / UK data docket, pricing today mainly followed ECB implied moves. A 25bp hike is fully priced for June's BoE meeting, with a 20-25% chance of a 50bp raise.



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