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PMIs Amplify ECB Overtightening Fears, Terminal Rate Pricing Just Shy Of 4%

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The downside surprises in the European PMI releases have taken the edge off yesterday’s hawkish repricing on the ECB-dated OIS strip, with some of the contracts now a couple of bp below Wednesday’s closing levels after this morning’s releases amplified ECB overtightening concerns.

  • That leaves terminal rate pricing hovering just below the 4.00% mark, while a 25bp hike is virtually fully priced for July, with a cumulative ~40bp of tightening seen through the key September meeting, which comes after the Bank’s summer break.
  • Comments from ECB President Lagarde stuck to the topic of green financing, while participants await the latest musings from De Cos & Panetta, although given that both have spoken recently, don’t expect much in the way of meaningful market reaction.
  • Further out, preliminary Eurozone CPI data and the ECB’s annual Sintra gathering provide the focal points of next week’s Eurozone docket.
ECB Meeting€STR ECB-Dated OIS (%)Difference Vs. Current Effective €STR Rate (bp)
Jul-233.644+24.7
Sep-233.802+40.5
Oct-233.878+48.1
Dec-233.887+49.0
Jan-243.865+46.8
Mar-243.797+40.0
Apr-243.709+31.2

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

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