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  • 2y/10y bunds closed +4bp/+1bp after broadly tightening through to the US open against a quiet data calendar before widening in line with USTs as rate cut expectations continued to unwind the post-payrolls slide. OIS markets are pricing 100%, 75% and 111% of a 25bp cut at each of the three remaining meetings this year.
  • Main/XO ended -0.5bp/-2bp at 64.8bp/340bp while €IG/€HY was -4.5bp/-11bp to leave the WoW move at +13.3bp/+41bp. The 1-3yr vs. +10yr IG curve steepened by 1.4bp with all sectors tighter as Cyclicals outperformed at -6bp and Cap Goods and Utilities underperformed at ~3bp tighter. Cyclicals remain the worst MoM and 3m performer, underperforming €IG by 3.8bp and 4.4bp.
  • $IG was in line with €IG, bringing the YTD to +7.3bp with the 1-3yr vs. +10yr IG curve 1/7bp flatter (and just 8.3bp steeper YTD vs. 17.4bp for €IG. In contrast to €IG, Cons Cyclicals were the only sector wider at +1bp while Basic Ind, Cap Goods, Comms and Utils all tightened by over 4bp.
  • SXXP ended +0.3% with Tech +1.7% and Autos -0.9% while SPX was +1%. Notable €IG movers included Sumitomo Oric +19%, Honda +15%, Toyota +13%, Mitsubishi HC +12%, Japan Tobacco +9%, Aliaxis -6%, Bayer -5%, Magna -5%, Albemarle -5%.
  • Dovish remarks from the Deputy BoJ Governor, that the central bank won't raise rate if markets are unstable, has weighed heavily on the yen and driven a broader recovery in equity risk appetite and UST futures opened the session slightly higher today before turning lower on these Japan headlines. SX5E futures are +1.1% with SPX futures +0.7%.
  • Later the Fed’s Collins and ECB’s McCaul appear. US June consumer credit, German June IP & trade and Canadian July PMI are released as well as BoC’s summary of deliberations.


DateGMT/LocalImpactFlagCountryEvent
07/08/20240600/0800**DETrade Balance
07/08/20240600/0800**DEIndustrial Production
07/08/20240645/0845*FRForeign Trade
07/08/20240900/1000**UKGilt Outright Auction Result
07/08/20241100/0700**USMBA Weekly Applications Index
07/08/2024-***CNTrade
07/08/20241400/1000*CAIvey PMI
07/08/20241430/1030**USDOE Weekly Crude Oil Stocks
07/08/20241700/1300**USUS Note 10 Year Treasury Auction Result
07/08/20241730/1330CABOC Minutes (Summary of Deliberations)
07/08/20241900/1500*USConsumer Credit

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