July 11, 2024 09:31 GMT
Off Lows, Tight Ranges
GILTS
Gilts off lows. Firmer-than-expected UK GDP provided early pressure, before solid demand at the GBP3.75bn 4.00% Oct-31 gilt auction provided light support.
- Futures stick to a tight 17-tick range, last -4 at 97.93.
- Our technical analyst points to a short-term bearish picture despite the recent gains in the contract. Initial support at the July 4 low (97.32).
- Yields 0.5-1.5bp higher.
- While we don’t see today's GDP release as a meaningful market mover, we have noted overall activity data is holding up much better than consensus/BoE exp.
- SONIA futures a little lower as result, -1.0 to -2.5.
- Meanwhile BoE dated OIS now shows ~11.5bp of cuts for August vs. ~12.5bp late yesterday. ~45.5bp of easing priced through year end.
- The UK calendar is empty for the rest of the day, leaving focus on U.S. CPI.
- Further out, June’s CPI data is the next meaningful UK release, due Wednesday.
BoE Meeting | SONIA BoE-Dated OIS (%) | Difference Vs. Current Effective SONIA Rate (bp) |
Aug-24 | 5.087 | -11.3 |
Sep-24 | 4.996 | -20.4 |
Nov-24 | 4.837 | -36.3 |
Dec-24 | 4.748 | -45.2 |
Feb-25 | 4.608 | -59.2 |
Mar-25 | 4.516 | -68.4 |
May-25 | 4.393 | -80.7 |
Jun-25 | 4.304 | -89.6 |
Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg. 2025 meeting dates are estimated.
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