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RBA Dated OIS Pricing Little Changed Ahead Of August Employment Report

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RBA-dated OIS pricing is flat to 1bp firmer across meetings ahead of today’s employment report.

  • In July, employment growth surprised materially to the downside, falling by –14.6k, with the ABS suggesting that “some changes around when people take their leave and start or leave a job” provided a partial explanation.
  • Bloomberg consensus expects a bounce back in job creation of +25k in August, with the unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7%.
  • The market currently gives an 8% chance of a 25bp hike at the October meeting.
  • Terminal rate expectations sit at 4.19%, just above its lowest level since the RBA lifted the cash rate to 4.10% in early June. The peak expected terminal rate in early July was 4.75%, some 56bp above its current level.

Figure 1: RBA-Dated OIS Terminal Rate Expectations Versus Cash Rate



Source: MNI – Market News / Bloomberg

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