October 17, 2024 09:22 GMT
EGBS: Pressured By Equity Rally, Spanish/French Supply
EGBS
Bund futures are -38 ticks at 133.82, with today’s equity rally and Spanish/French supply weighing. Regional focus remains on the ECB decision at 1315BST/1415CET, where a 25bp cut is unanimously expected and essentially fully priced by markets.
- MNI’s ECB preview is here: https://mni.marketnews.com/4f32RSD
- Initial support in Bund futures is 133.69, shielding the Oct 15 low at 133.30.
- Eurozone September final HICP was revised a tenth lower on a rounded basis to 1.7% Y/Y (unrounded 1.74%), but was not a market mover.
- Obli/MT OAT supply from Spain and France saw decent results, with a French linker auction still due this morning.
- 10-year EGB spreads to Bunds are tighter, again led by BTPs and GGBs. The BTP/Bund spread has narrowed over 25bps from the September wides, currently 1.5bps tighter today at 121bps.
- US data (retail sales and jobless claims) will also generate interest between the ECB decision and press conference.
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