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JGBS: Futures Weaker Overnight With US Tsys, BOJ Minutes Due

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In post-Tokyo trade, JGB futures closed weaker, -9 compared to settlement levels, after a heavy NY session for US tsys. Benchmark yields finished 3-7bps higher, with the 7-year leading.

  • Projected US rate cuts into early 2025 were steady to slightly lower vs. yesterday’s open (*) as follows: Jan'25 steady at -2.1bp, Mar'25 -11.7bp (-13.7bp), May'25 -16.0bp (-18.8bp), Jun'25 -23.4bp (-25.3bp).
  • Little reaction to a flurry of mixed data: November posted improved home sales figures compared with a soft October, but revised New home sales came in roughly as expected at 664k on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate, up from 627k prior (upwardly revised from 610k), following on from data showing a 4.8% M/M increase in existing home sales in November to the highest level since March at 4.15M.
  • Headline durable goods orders figure of -1.1% M/M, the "miss" vs -0.3% expected was offset by an upward revision to the prior growth reading to 0.8% from 0.3%. Transportation equipment - a typically volatile category - led the decline, falling -2.9% M/M, with nondefense aircraft/parts down 7.0%.
  • Today, the local calendar will see BOJ Minutes of Oct. Meeting and Dept Store Sales alongside an Auction for Enhanced-Liquidity 15.5-39 YR.
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In post-Tokyo trade, JGB futures closed weaker, -9 compared to settlement levels, after a heavy NY session for US tsys. Benchmark yields finished 3-7bps higher, with the 7-year leading.

  • Projected US rate cuts into early 2025 were steady to slightly lower vs. yesterday’s open (*) as follows: Jan'25 steady at -2.1bp, Mar'25 -11.7bp (-13.7bp), May'25 -16.0bp (-18.8bp), Jun'25 -23.4bp (-25.3bp).
  • Little reaction to a flurry of mixed data: November posted improved home sales figures compared with a soft October, but revised New home sales came in roughly as expected at 664k on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate, up from 627k prior (upwardly revised from 610k), following on from data showing a 4.8% M/M increase in existing home sales in November to the highest level since March at 4.15M.
  • Headline durable goods orders figure of -1.1% M/M, the "miss" vs -0.3% expected was offset by an upward revision to the prior growth reading to 0.8% from 0.3%. Transportation equipment - a typically volatile category - led the decline, falling -2.9% M/M, with nondefense aircraft/parts down 7.0%.
  • Today, the local calendar will see BOJ Minutes of Oct. Meeting and Dept Store Sales alongside an Auction for Enhanced-Liquidity 15.5-39 YR.