September 23, 2024 07:23 GMT
GILTS: Bund Rally Provides Support After Weakness At Open
GILTS
Initial weakness in gilts fades as Bunds rally further & French PMIs are softer than expected.
- Futures breached initial support at their Friday low (99.45) shortly after the open, printing 99.42 before recovering to ~99.80 last.
- The bullish technical picture remains intact in the contract.
- Bulls need to break the Sep 17 high (101.54) to reignite the uptrend.
- Yields 0.5-3.5bp lower, curve steepens. 10s widen by 3bp vs. German peers.
- GBP STIRs see a dovish move as the long end rallies.
- ~41bp of BoE cuts priced through year-end, ~129bp priced through June ’25.
- Fitch affirmed the UK at AA-; Outlook Stable late Friday. Won’t be a market mover.
- Flash PMI data is due today, while comments from Chancellor Reeves will also be eyed (we will provide more colour on the latter shortly).
- No APF sales scheduled from the BoE today.
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