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Futures Through Yesterday’s Low & Initial Support, Parallel Shift Across Curve

GILTS

Moves in Bunds bias gilts lower early on Wednesday.

  • Futures move through yesterday’s low as a result, last -45, while the major cash benchmarks are roughly 2bp cheaper across the curve.
  • Futures are through initial Fibonacci support (93.63, the 50.0% retracement of the Aug 17 - Sep 1 rally), with bears now looking to 93.12, the 61.8% retracement of the same move.
  • Local headline flow has pointed to a lack of headroom for Chancellor Hunt when it comes to his Autumn economic statement.
  • SONIA futures run flat to 6bp cheaper through the blues, with the greens leading the weakness.
  • BoE-dated OIS runs little changed to 2bp firmer.
  • A raft of BoE speakers will appear in front of parliament this afternoon (Treasury Select Committee Hearing for the July Financial Stability Report and the August Monetary Policy Report).
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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