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OFZs Trim Losses, RUB Weakness Spurs Hawkish Bets on the CBR

RUSSIA
  • OFZs yields open -3-6bp lower this morning, trimming losses from yesterday’s broadly risk-off session as tensions with the West spiralled again.
  • OFZ yields rose +22-35bp on the day, holding a bear steepening bias.
  • Meanwhile, USD bond yields closed +9.8-40bp higher with 5-7Y tenors most offered. Credit default swaps continued their push higher, surging +42bp to trade above 250.
  • 3x6 FRA-Mosprime spreads continue to widen on RUB weakness, currently holding around +178bp.
  • 3x6 FRA-Mosp Spread


MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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