September 23, 2024 06:38 GMT
STIR: Flash PMIs Unlikely To Meaningfully Shift October Cut Probability
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Today’s regional calendar is headlined by the September flash PMIs. Consensus forecasts the French services reading to fall back to 53.1 after an Olympic-induced bounce to 55.0 in August. This is expected to pull down the Eurozone-wide services print to 52.3 (vs 52.9 prior).
- The PMIs are one of the few pieces of Eurozone activity data that we will receive before the ECB’s October decision, but a weak set of readings are unlikely to tempt most policymakers into considering a cut at that gathering.
- ECB-dated OIS price 5bps of easing through the October meeting (i.e. a 20% implied probability of a 25bp cut).
- OIS continue to price a more aggressive pace of easing than that implied by quarterly cuts, with a cumulative 38bps priced through December, 91bps through March and 132bps through June.
- The ECB’s Kazaks has re-iterated previous comments that Eurozone rates are on a downward trajectory.
- Euribor futures are +2.0 to +5.0 ticks through the blues.
Meeting Date | ESTR ECB-Dated OIS (%) | Difference Vs. Current Effective ESTR Rate (bp) |
Oct-24 | 3.360 | -5.2 |
Dec-24 | 3.035 | -37.7 |
Jan-25 | 2.811 | -60.1 |
Mar-25 | 2.505 | -90.7 |
Apr-25 | 2.290 | -112.2 |
Jun-25 | 2.097 | -131.5 |
Jul-25 | 1.994 | -141.9 |
Sep-25 | 1.901 | -151.1 |
Source: MNI/Bloomberg. |
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