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/SWAPS: Long End Swap Spreads Stabilise, Several Widener Recommendations Seen

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Long end German swap spreads have started to move away from multi-year tights in recent days.

  • Several sell-side names have issued widener recommendations in 10- & 30-Year swap spreads .
  • Reasoning for those recommendations includes ‘stretched’ valuations, expectations for a slowing of receiver-side swap flow from the LDI community, a break in long end issuance out of Germany and a potential rebound in mortgage hedging flow.
  • Further out, Commerzbank doubt that the Bund swap spread recovery will continue after the Easter break, with an eye on the return of broader EGB super-long issuance. They also have a bias to add to Schatz spread tighteners on further widening.

Fig. 1: German 10-/30-Year Swap Spreads (bp)

MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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