EGB/Gilt - Off their lows on the US inflation Core miss

A busier afternoon session for EGBs after US inflation Core CPI missed expectation.

• US Unrounded numbers were % M/M figures: Headline 0.474; Core: 0.329. Unrounded
• % Y/Y figures: Headline 5.365; Core: 4.275.
• Govies have in turn pushed off their lows. To make new session high, although we still remain in negative territory at the time of typing.
• Despite some pullback in Bunds, the contract is in a narrow 46 ticks range (176.21/176.67).
• Peripheral have widened further, albeit in small, with Italy leading by 2.2bps.
• Gilts are in a 39 ticks range (129.30/129.69), and are outperforming Bund on the margin.
• Gilt/Bund spread is 0.5bp tighter on the session.
• Despite the pull back in the UK long end, the shorter part of the strip has kept up pace, and the curves lean steeper.
• Looking ahead, Fed Bostic discusses Fed's role in making Economy more inclusive, Fed's George speaks to Business Economists, and CNBCs Steve Liesman will interview Kaplan on The Exchange.