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EGB/Gilt - German 10yr Yield edges towards 1.70%

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  • Another busy session for EGBs and Bund, with Yields still trading near their peaks.
  • More notable price action has been in the longer end, with the German 30yr breaching 1.8%, highest since 2014.
  • German 10yr Yield is still edging towards 1.70%, now at 1.671% at the time of typing.
  • 1.70% would equate to 144.12 in futures.
  • Peripheral spreads are mixed, Italy trades 3.3bps tighter today, while Greece is 8.5bps wider.
  • Bund underperforms Gilt and Treasuries, as investors price a more aggressive rate path from the ECB.
  • Early heavy European supply was also a factor on delta hedging for EGBs versus the Gilt.
  • The fall in the Pound has also kept the Gilt underpinned.
  • Gilt/Bund spread has tightened 9.6bps, and eye the 2022 low at 79.03, now at 79.6bps.
  • Below the latter, opens to the 2021 low at 75.69.
  • Looking ahead, all the attention turns to the Fed tomorrow.

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