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ECB Pricing Off Recent Extremes As Bonds Stabilise

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ECB-dated OIS eases back a touch from levels seen late yesterday, with terminal rate pricing sitting just below 3.85% in deposit rate terms, as core global FI markets stabilise a little, alowowing an early uptick to unwind and more.

  • ECB speak since late yesterday hasn’t really moved the needle.
  • Chief economist Lane noted that although he expects inflation to turn the corner, it is not at that stage yet. He also flagged optimism re: a slowing in services inflation but wouldn’t be drawn on specifics re: timings.
  • Knot provided some hawkish overtures (relative to the views across the Governing Council), warning that there are no signs that underlying inflation is abating. He also signalled the need for rate hikes in June & July, while he remains open to the possibility of another hike in September, although was cognisant of the delayed feedthrough from already enacted tightening.
  • Finally, Vujcic pointed to inflation returning to 2% over the next two years, while flagging continued momentum in both core and food inflation. He stressed that the transmission of monetary policy has been effective, while pointing to the need for further data to draw any meaningful conclusions on lending dynamics.
  • The regional docket is thin for the remainder of the day, which will leave focus on U.S. data releases. Further out, a raft of ECB speak is once again slated for next week, while the summary covering the most recent ECB meeting and preliminary Eurozone CPI data for May (both due Thursday) headline next week’s regional release docket.
ECB Meeting€STR ECB-Dated OIS (%)Difference Vs. Current Effective €STR Rate (bp)
Jun-233.399+25.1
Jul-233.603+45.5
Sep-233.712+56.4
Oct-233.732+58.4
Dec-233.728+58.0
Feb-243.669+52.1

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

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