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STIR
STIR: The market has settled down somewhat after the Fed raised rates by 25bp
yesterday and after some initially larger moves, major STIR contracts have
ticked up a little.
- The Eurodollar curve has flattened with Whites moving 0.5-1.5 ticks lower and
the rest of the curve ticking up 0.5-1 tick. Many contracts are trading at their
highest levels since October 2016, including all of the Reds and Greens and most
of the Blues (Z9-U2). Longer-dated contracts (Z2, Golds and longer) are trading
at their highest ever levels.
- The Euribor curve has flattened with Whites largely unchanged on the day, Reds
0-1 tick higher, Greens 1-2 ticks higher and Blues 2-2.5 ticks higher.
- The Short Sterling curve has seen the smallest moves with the BoE rate
decision and Minutes due at midday GMT (7am ET). Greens and Blues are generally
1-1.5 ticks higher with Whites and Reds unchanged on the day.

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