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Mildly Weaker Tsys Flirting with Technical Support

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  • Treasury futures continued to gradually extend session lows by the bell, fully unwinding Wednesday's post-CPI/Retail Sales related rally. The Jun'24 10Y futures are -10.5 to 109-05, just below initial technical support of 109-07+ (50-day EMA).
  • Little data to trade off of Friday, the Conference Board leading indicator fell by more than expected in April, -0.6% M/M (cons -0.3) after -0.3% in March.
  • Unscheduled Fed speak underscored the day's move as Fed Gov Bowman reiterated stance in keeping interest rates steady to allow restrictive policy to bring inflation down.
  • Rate cut projections remain largely in-line with this morning's levels (*): June 2024 at -10% w/ cumulative rate cut -2.5bp at 5.313%, July'24 at -22% w/ cumulative at -8bp at 5.258%, Sep'24 cumulative -21.1bp, Nov'24 cumulative -29.2bp, Dec'24 -44.4bp.Looking ahead to next week, the minutes to the May 1 FOMC will be released next Wednesday.
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  • Treasury futures continued to gradually extend session lows by the bell, fully unwinding Wednesday's post-CPI/Retail Sales related rally. The Jun'24 10Y futures are -10.5 to 109-05, just below initial technical support of 109-07+ (50-day EMA).
  • Little data to trade off of Friday, the Conference Board leading indicator fell by more than expected in April, -0.6% M/M (cons -0.3) after -0.3% in March.
  • Unscheduled Fed speak underscored the day's move as Fed Gov Bowman reiterated stance in keeping interest rates steady to allow restrictive policy to bring inflation down.
  • Rate cut projections remain largely in-line with this morning's levels (*): June 2024 at -10% w/ cumulative rate cut -2.5bp at 5.313%, July'24 at -22% w/ cumulative at -8bp at 5.258%, Sep'24 cumulative -21.1bp, Nov'24 cumulative -29.2bp, Dec'24 -44.4bp.Looking ahead to next week, the minutes to the May 1 FOMC will be released next Wednesday.