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EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: Selloff Defies Soft Eurozone Data (Again)

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Bunds and Gilts reversed an intraday rally to finish lower Wednesday, with weakness accelerating into the cash close as the UK and German core curves bear steepened.

  • The biggest data of the day appeared mostly dovish. French and Spanish industrial production on the one hand were above-expected, but the more important Spanish and Italian services PMIs disappointed, and an ECB survey showed a continued decline in eurozone consumers' 1-year inflation expectations.
  • The release of downwardly revised Eurozone Composite final PMI alongside the soft ECB survey helped boost EGBs briefly, but other than that there was a lack of overt triggers for the weakness. That dynamic was similar to Monday's bear flattening on weak manufacturing PMI.
  • One factor potentially weighing was plenty of supply looming Thursday including 10/20/30-year French OATs, 6/10/50-year Spanish Oblis.
  • Overall UK instruments underperformed, with BoE terminal Bank Rate pricing hitting a fresh high above 6.4%. BTP spreads tightened, reversing Tuesday's widening (which was the biggest daily move in 2 months).
  • Thursday's docket includes the BOE's decision maker panel survey, German factory orders and Eurozone retail sales.

Closing Yields / 10-Yr Periphery EGB Spreads To Germany

  • Germany: The 2-Yr yield is up 1.5bps at 3.236%, 5-Yr is up 0.9bps at 2.61%, 10-Yr is up 2.5bps at 2.478%, and 30-Yr is up 4.2bps at 2.49%.
  • UK: The 2-Yr yield is up 5.8bps at 5.377%, 5-Yr is up 9bps at 4.778%, 10-Yr is up 7.8bps at 4.494%, and 30-Yr is up 6.6bps at 4.488%.
  • Italian BTP spread down 5.7bps at 168.9bps / Spanish up 3.8bps at 105.4bps

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