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GoCs Outperform A Large Retail Sales-Induced Rally In Treasuries

CANADA
  • GoCs sit between 9-11.5bp lower on the day, with declines led by the belly.
  • The move has closely followed the rally in Treasuries after a mostly in line core CPI reading included some deceleration in rental inflation and, a larger driver of price action, retail sales saw a large miss.
  • Can-US yield differentials have actually dipped slightly (-0.5bp for 2s, -2bps for 10s) after a strong run higher over the past week to their highest in over a month. They currently sit at -55.5bps and -78bps respectively.
  • TD yesterday: " We stress that even with the ongoing deluge of US supply, it is hard to justify Canada-US 10 and 30-year spreads at current levels barring a material shift in relative neutral rates. Near-term dynamics support trading tighter ranges however (-80bp looks like a good opportunity to reduce risk on short Canada/long US 10-year positions), as markets look prone to focussing on downside surprises in Canada.”
  • BoC-dated OIS has shifted back to 50/50 odds of a June cut from closer to 10bp yesterday, whilst CORRA futures show 68bp of cuts across 2024 vs 60bp pre CPI/retail sales.

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