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STIR: SONIA Futures Continue To Underperform Euribor

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SONIA futures continue to underperform Euribor counterparts through the blues, as the potential for above-expected public sector pay awards - and the subsequent impact this may have on BoE easing – weighs on the space.

  • The reds lead the selloff in SONIA, with SFIZ5 paring all of last week’s gains today, currently -7.0 ticks at 96.070. ERZ5 in contrast remains above last Monday’s levels, though is still -5.5 ticks at 97.445.
  • BoE-dated OIS have seen some modest hawkish repricing through the day, with 43bps of easing priced through the remainder of this year (vs 46bps at the end of last week).
  • OIS show a ~35% implied probability of an August BoE cut, with Wednesday’s PMI data the key focus as the BoE enters its pre-meeting quiet period.
  • ECB-dated OIS show 44bps of easing through 2024 and 19bps through the next meeting in September. Today’s ECB speak did not move the needle meaningfully.
  • Tomorrow sees ECB Chief Economist Lane deliver opening remarks at a joint ECB/IMF conference at 0800BST/0900CET. 

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