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Market Pricing Implies BoE And ECB Hike Cycle At/Near The End

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BoE peak hike pricing fell to a fresh 3-month low Wednesday after well below expected CPI put a rate pause/skip on the table for Thursday's MPC decision. ECB hike pricing was little changed, with their hike cycle basically being seen as over.

  • BoE terminal Bank Rate pricing -2.4bp to 5.47% (22bp of further hikes left in the cycle to Feb 2024) With just 22bp priced for the rest of the cycle, rates markets are no longer pricing in a full 25bp hike to come. Pricing for Thursday's decision implies around 46% probability of a 25bp hike, vs 80% Tuesday; just 18bp is cumulatively priced through the next two meetings. There are about 82bp of cuts priced for the year following the peak, at 82bp, 3-4bp more than seen Weds.
  • ECB terminal depo Rate pricing -0.3bp to 4.06% (6bp of further hikes left in the cycle to Dec 2023) There's just 5% probability implied of a 25bp hike at the October ECB meeting, with December odds-off as well (25%).


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