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SAGBs Remain Tentative As the Fed Looks to Accelerate Tightening

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  • SAGBs tread water at the open following the extended public holiday break.
  • Yields closed broadly higher across the curve last week with UST yields rising ahead of this week’s FOMC meeting where the Fed is expected to deliver the first of a series of 50bp hikes along with guidance towards balance sheet reductions in June.
  • 10 & 30Y yields broke key resistance last week amid risk-off conditions as positive sentiment surrounding ZAR assets unwound. Credit default swaps also accelerated higher, rising +22.3bp w/w.
  • SAGB yields will likely remain vulnerable to volatility this week in line with FOMC developments and global risk sentiment.

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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