May 20, 2024 09:22 GMT
EGBS: Biased Weaker With Headline Flow Light
EGBS
Core/semi-core EGBs have traded in tight ranges this morning, currently trading weaker vs Friday’s close.
- Bunds are -15 ticks at 130.67, with volumes light due to the observance of the Whit Monday public holiday across many Eurozone countries. OAT and BTP futures trade similarly.
- Weekend news that Iran’s President had died in a helicopter crash has not generated any meaningful geopolitical risk premium, with no evidence of external involvement at this stage.
- Comments from BoE Deputy Governor Broadbent have not generated any meaningful spillovers into EGBs.
- German and French cash yields are little changed, while 10-year peripheral spreads to Bunds are biased slightly tighter.
- Primary focus this week will be the ECB’s Q1 indicator of negotiated pay growth and the May flash PMIs, both due on Thursday.
- Sell-side estimates we have seen suggest that Eurozone Q1 negotiated pay growth is set to remain above 4.0% Y/Y, although a deceleration from the 4.5% seen in Q423 is still likely.
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