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SONIA futures lower, Euribor higher, ED flat in European time

STIR FUTURES

Eurodollar futures have been relatively stable through the European session this morning after moving lower through the Asian session. There has been much more volatility in Euribor and SONIA futures.

  • For Euribor futures, there was some downward pressure in Asian hours before we moved higher, particularly at the short-end by up to around 3 ticks, peaking about 8:50GMT. After some set off, we have moved back towards these higher levels. Despite this markets are still fully pricing a 25bp hike by September with 46bp priced in by end-2022.
  • The SONIA futures curve by contrast has moved lower today, particularly around the middle of 2023, with the strip up to 3.5 ticks lower. This is largely to play catchup with the US curve. Markets continue to price a 50bp hike in March around 50% (rather than the 25bp fully priced). 4 hikes are fully priced by August, with 5 fully priced by November.

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