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EGBS: Weaker As Markets Await Likely ECB Cut

EGBS

Core/semi-core EGBs are weaker this morning, trading in a similar fashion to Tsys and widening vs. gilts, as markets await the ECB decision at 1315 BST.

  • A 25bp cut is unanimously expected and ~95% discounted by OIS.
  • Our full preview of the event is available here
  • Although German factory orders data was weaker-than-expected, the resulting rally in bonds was small and short-lived, with the details of the data a little more upbeat than the soft headline readings.
  • This morning’s Spanish and French supply will have weighed in the run-up to the bidding deadlines, countering any impact from the softer than expected Eurozone retail sales reading.
  • Bund futures are -28 ticks at 131.21, a little off the low of today’s 38-tick range.
  • The contract sticks comfortably within yesterday’s boundaries.
  • The German and French cash curves have bear steepened, with yields 1-2bp higher.
  • 10-year peripheral spreads are generally little changed vs. Bunds, except for BTPs, which sit slightly tighter.
     
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Core/semi-core EGBs are weaker this morning, trading in a similar fashion to Tsys and widening vs. gilts, as markets await the ECB decision at 1315 BST.

  • A 25bp cut is unanimously expected and ~95% discounted by OIS.
  • Our full preview of the event is available here
  • Although German factory orders data was weaker-than-expected, the resulting rally in bonds was small and short-lived, with the details of the data a little more upbeat than the soft headline readings.
  • This morning’s Spanish and French supply will have weighed in the run-up to the bidding deadlines, countering any impact from the softer than expected Eurozone retail sales reading.
  • Bund futures are -28 ticks at 131.21, a little off the low of today’s 38-tick range.
  • The contract sticks comfortably within yesterday’s boundaries.
  • The German and French cash curves have bear steepened, with yields 1-2bp higher.
  • 10-year peripheral spreads are generally little changed vs. Bunds, except for BTPs, which sit slightly tighter.