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STIR: Modest Hawkish Adjustments In BoE Pricing Following CPI

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BoE-dated OIS is 0.5-2.0bp less dovish than levels seen at yesterday’s close, pricing ~4bp of cuts for this week, ~49bp of cuts through year end and ~136bp of easing through June ’25.

  • SONIA futures are flat to -2.0.
  • Local CPI data matched consensus.
  • The lack of downside surprise in the data resulted in hawkish adjustments, likely driven by an unwind of some of the recent build-up of dovish positioning, which itself was linked to moves on the SOFR strip
  • Our macro team’s initial reaction to the data noted that this is as close to consensus (for CPI) as we have had for some time, so should have little impact on the MPC decision tomorrow - or in the medium-term. https://marketnews.com/uk-data-cpi-as-close-to-consensus-as-possible-little-impact-for-mpc
  • We had had already suggested that the BoE would likely look through today’s data, unless an unanticipated driver came to the fore.
  • Today’s FOMC decision is set to have greater impact on GBP STIRs than the domestic CPI release, given the unusually balanced pricing (between a 25 & 50bp cut) heading into the U.S. central bank’s decision.

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BoE-dated OIS is 0.5-2.0bp less dovish than levels seen at yesterday’s close, pricing ~4bp of cuts for this week, ~49bp of cuts through year end and ~136bp of easing through June ’25.

  • SONIA futures are flat to -2.0.
  • Local CPI data matched consensus.
  • The lack of downside surprise in the data resulted in hawkish adjustments, likely driven by an unwind of some of the recent build-up of dovish positioning, which itself was linked to moves on the SOFR strip
  • Our macro team’s initial reaction to the data noted that this is as close to consensus (for CPI) as we have had for some time, so should have little impact on the MPC decision tomorrow - or in the medium-term. https://marketnews.com/uk-data-cpi-as-close-to-consensus-as-possible-little-impact-for-mpc
  • We had had already suggested that the BoE would likely look through today’s data, unless an unanticipated driver came to the fore.
  • Today’s FOMC decision is set to have greater impact on GBP STIRs than the domestic CPI release, given the unusually balanced pricing (between a 25 & 50bp cut) heading into the U.S. central bank’s decision.

BoE Meeting

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