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EGB/GILT - Attention turns to the Fed

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  • EGBs and Bund faded off their highs lead by US Treasuries, following the decent beat in ISM services.
  • The session was a little more stable today, with lower volumes compared to last Thursday/Friday, but ranges are once again decent.
  • Curves were edging bull steeper, before the US joined the session.
  • But since the US data, we are bear steeper.
  • Peripherals are all tighter against the German 10yr, Italy leads by 4.5bps to 119bps.
  • Gilts are underperforming on positioning ahead of the BoE tomorrow.
  • Gilt/Bund spread has widened by 4.2bps to 123.8bps.
  • Looking ahead , all the attention turns to the Fed and Powell
  • Gilt futures are down -0.37 today at 124.77 with 10y yields up 3.7bp at 1.072% and 2y yields up 3.1bp at 0.689%.
  • Bund futures are down -0.25 today at 169.08 with 10y Bund yields up 1.0bp at -0.156% and Schatz yields up 2.0bp at -0.654%.
  • BTP futures are up 0.33 today at 150.25 with 10y yields down -2.4bp at 1.047% and 2y yields up 2.4bp at -0.182%.
  • OAT futures are down -0.16 today at 165.41 with 10y yields up 0.5bp at 0.191% and 2y yields up 0.1bp at -0.670%.

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