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ECB Pricing A Touch Softer, But Familiar Levels Remain In Play

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As noted earlier, the combination of lower crude oil prices (with yesterday’s lows comfortably breached) and the latest ECB consumer inflation expectations survey, revealing that “expectations decreased significantly - reversing most of the increases seen in the previous month,” have combined to pull ECB pricing lower today.

  • That leaves terminal rate pricing in familiar territory, between 3.75-3.80% in deposit rate terms, with most of yesterday’s uptick eroded across the strip.
  • Some pointed to comments from ECB hawk Knot, who noted that peak inflation was in the rear-view, although a closer look at his comments revealed continued worry that stickiness in inflation remains evident, with a hat tip to second-round effects becoming evident. Some caution re: potential corporate liquidity issues was also flagged, while Knot reaffirmed the idea that delayed impulses from already enacted tightening are still in the pipeline.
  • Headline regional data releases (German factory orders and Eurozone retail sales) printed on the softer side of expectations.
  • Looking ahead, ECB speak from Centeno & Vujcic will cross this afternoon. Note that the former speaks at a book presentation surrounding the topic of climate finance, while the latter has spoken on several occasions in recent days. That may limit the scope for meaningful market impact.
ECB Meeting€STR ECB-Dated OIS (%)Difference Vs. Current Effective €STR Rate (bp)
Jun-233.388+24.0
Jul-233.579+43.1
Sep-233.667+51.9
Oct-233.677+52.9
Dec-233.658+51.0
Jan-243.588+44.0

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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