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EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: Bull Flattening Rally On US CPI Relief

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EGBs and Gilts joined Treasuries in a broad-based bull flattening rally Wednesday as US data came in on the soft side of expectations.

  • Core European instruments had already gotten off to a strong start, attributed to overnight reports that China could enact significant stimulus via government purchases of unsold homes. Eurozone prelim Q1 GDP data was as expected and had little impact.
  • US core CPI was in line with median consensus but on the low side on an unrounded basis with unworrying details; the US retail sales report was the weakest in 3 months.
  • Central bank easing expectations increased, with implied 2024 ECB cuts up 7bp on the day to 74bp, and BoE 5bp to 61bp.
  • But the main impact was further down the curve, with yields from 5-year through 30-year down double digits in both the UK and Germany.
  • Periphery EGB spreads tightened, led by BTPs, as risk appetite picked up on the US data miss.
  • Thursday's highlights include BoE's Greene and a slew of ECB speakers (de Cos, Nagel, Villeroy, Centeno, Panetta, and Guindos presenting the semi-annual ECB Financial Stability Review).

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EGBs and Gilts joined Treasuries in a broad-based bull flattening rally Wednesday as US data came in on the soft side of expectations.

  • Core European instruments had already gotten off to a strong start, attributed to overnight reports that China could enact significant stimulus via government purchases of unsold homes. Eurozone prelim Q1 GDP data was as expected and had little impact.
  • US core CPI was in line with median consensus but on the low side on an unrounded basis with unworrying details; the US retail sales report was the weakest in 3 months.
  • Central bank easing expectations increased, with implied 2024 ECB cuts up 7bp on the day to 74bp, and BoE 5bp to 61bp.
  • But the main impact was further down the curve, with yields from 5-year through 30-year down double digits in both the UK and Germany.
  • Periphery EGB spreads tightened, led by BTPs, as risk appetite picked up on the US data miss.
  • Thursday's highlights include BoE's Greene and a slew of ECB speakers (de Cos, Nagel, Villeroy, Centeno, Panetta, and Guindos presenting the semi-annual ECB Financial Stability Review).

Closing Yields / 10-Yr Periphery EGB Spreads To Germany

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