March 14, 2023 01:07 GMT
RBA-Dated OIS Strip Calls Time On RBA Hiking Cycle (For Now)
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Fallout from the SVB collapse leaves the RBA-dated OIS strip calling time on the RBA’s rate hiking cycle, with 1-2bp of easing now priced for next month’s central bank gathering, while a 25bp cut is now essentially fully priced for the Bank’s December meeting (RBA-dated OIS covering meetings from August currently all price more than a 50% chance of such a step).
- A softer NAB business confidence reading (moving into negative territory) will do nothing to push back against this pricing, given that the RBA included it on the list of must-watch data re: monetary policy assessment. The survey collator noted that “while we expect inflation likely peaked in Q4, price growth remains elevated and the survey suggests that while global goods-side pressures have abated somewhat, there has been less evidence of easing in services-side pressures. NAB continues to expect a more material slowdown in demand, but this will likely come later in 2023 when the full effect of rate rises has passed through.”
- U.S. CPI data (due Tuesday, NY Time) will be key for the short-term outlook of market pricing re: global monetary policy settings.
Fig. 1: RBA-Dated OIS Strip
OIS Strip Latest | |
Apr-23 | 3.56% |
May-23 | 3.56% |
Jun-23 | 3.51% |
Jul-23 | 3.48% |
Aug-23 | 3.43% |
Sep-23 | 3.43% |
Oct-23 | 3.41% |
Nov-23 | 3.37% |
Dec-23 | 3.33% |
Feb-24 | 3.30% |
Mar-24 | 3.27% |
Apr-24 | 3.29% |
Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg
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