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SONIA Off Yesterday's Dovish Extremes

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SONIA markets sit off yesterday’s dovish session extremes.

  • A reminder that continued worry surrounding the U.S. regional bank sector drove a rally in wider core global FI markets ahead of yesterday’s settlement window, with a subsequent retracement from best levels in bonds facilitating a bit of a pullback in SONIA markets (many still suggest the headwinds for NYC Bancorp appear to be localised).
  • That leaves SONIA futures running +0.25 to -6.5 through the blues.
  • Meanwhile, BoE-dated OIS shows ~110bp of cuts through ’24, with the first 25bp cut still more than fully discounted come the end of the June ’24 MPC.
  • The initial hawkish reaction to yesterday's BoE decision pointed to a outcome that was less dovish than markets had priced, before some dovish nuances in the statement/economic projections/press conference helped limit/reverse that move.
  • Comments from BoE chief economist Pill wrap up this week’s local docket (12:15 London), with the U.S. NFP release set to provide the headline macro risk event.
BoE MeetingSONIA BoE-Dated OIS (%)Difference Vs. Current Effective SONIA Rate (bp)
Mar-245.174-1.4
May-245.062-12.6
Jun-244.901-28.7
Aug-244.686-50.2
Sep-244.485-70.4
Nov-244.253-93.5
Dec-244.088-110.1
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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