Holding Cheaper, Light Local Calendar, May-41 Supply Smoothly Absorbed

With the absence of domestic data, ACGBs (YM -6.0 & XM -6.5) are holding cheaper after dealing in relatively narrow ranges in today’s Sydney session.

• Following yesterday's twist-steepening, US tsys are offering limited direction for the local market. Cash US tsys have seen minimal movement during today's Asia-Pac session.
• Today’s May-41 bond was smoothly absorbed, with the weighted average yield printing 0.62bps through prevailing mids. Additionally, the cover ratio surged to 3.300x, a notable increase from the 2.100x recorded at the August 2023 auction.
• Despite waning positive sentiment towards longer-dated global bonds, today's auction bid seems to have found support from a higher outright yield and a steeper yield curve.
• Additionally, a favourable outlook on the RBA policy stance, following the removal of the explicit tightening bias in March, likely contributed to the increased demand.
• Cash ACGBs are 5-7bps cheaper, with the AU-US 10-year yield differential 3bps higher at -22bps.
• Swap rates are 4-6bps higher, with the 3s10s curve steeper.
• The bills strip has bear-steepened, with pricing -1 to -7.
• RBA-dated OIS pricing is flat to 5bps firmer across meetings. A cumulative 33bps of easing is priced by year-end.