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Sell Side Split Over NBP Rates Approach

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  • While consensus is still pricing NBP to keep policy rates steady through 2022 to maintain financial conditions as loose as possible and therefore stimulate growth after a difficult Q1, some sell side firms are starting to speculate that NBP could hike interest rates in 2022.
  • According to Bloomberg, BNP mentioned in its latest report that the probability of a hike in H2 2022 has increased slightly:
    • First, NBP could follow the global normalization trend in interest rates in 2022 (STIR market is pricing in a hike next year for the US and the UK).
    • Second, 8 NBP members also end their term early next year, which increases the uncertainty over the trajectory of ST interest rates.
  • As a reminder, core CPI surged to 3.9% in March (up from 3.7% the previous month), diverging from the NBP 3.5% upper tolerance band. Based on recent NBP policymakers' speeches, inflationary pressures are expecting to continue to rise in the short term before starting to ease in the second half of this year.
  • The 10Y yield has consolidated lower this month after failing to break through its 1.60% resistance, and recently broke below its 50D SMA, which has been acting as a ST resistance in recent days. Supports to watch on the downside stand at 1.45%, which corresponds to the 38.2% Fibo retracement of the 1.11% - 1.66% range, followed by 1.36% (100D SMA). On the topside, key resistance stands at 1.60%.


Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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