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Futures Richer, Mid-Range, Liquidity Enhancement Auction Tomorrow For OTR 1-5-Year JGBs

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JGB futures are dealing in the middle of the Tokyo session range in afternoon trade, +7 compared to settlement levels.

  • There haven't been many specific domestic drivers worth noting, except for the growing speculation surrounding a potential adjustment to the YCC policy at the upcoming policy meeting of the BoJ next week.
  • JGB futures have a downside bias into the Japan inflation report due on Friday, according to Bloomberg. (See link ICYMI)
  • May Tertiary Industry Index rises 1.2% m/m versus +0.4% est.
  • The cash JGBs are trading mixed with yield movements ranging from 0.5bp lower (7-year zone) to 2.6bp higher (40-year). The benchmark 10-year yield is 0.3bp lower at 0.478%, just shy of its highest level in three months of 0.485% set on Friday.
  • Swap rates are also mixed across the curve with changes ranging from +/-0.8bp. Swap spreads are generally wider out to the 7-year and tighter beyond.
  • Tomorrow the local calendar has no data. The MoF does however plan to sell Y500bn at a Liquidity Enhancement Auction for OTR 1-5-year JGBs.
  • Later today sees June US retail sales and industrial production, May US business inventories, and the July NAHB housing market index.

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