December 17, 2024 05:07 GMT
US TSYS: Tsys Futures Little Changed, Volumes Low, Retail Sales later
US TSYS
- Tsys futures doing very little today, ranges narrow while volumes are well below recent averages. Looking at flows most of the action has been in SOFR ahead of the FOMC later this week. TU is +00⅛ at 102-27⅞, while TY is +00+ at 109-28 where it has been at throughout the session.
- Overnight, in Tsys options, demand emerged for upside protection, including trades targeting a 10-year yield drop to around 4% by the end of January. While in fed funds futures, larger flows were skewed toward buys ahead of Wednesday’s Fed interest-rate decision.
- Cash tsys curves have bull-steepened, yields are flat to 1bps lower. The 2yr is -0.8bps at 4.241%, while the 10yr is -0.2bps. The 2s10s is +1bps at 15.20, still off the overnight highs of 16.23.
- Fed funds futures have held steady to start the week, with the market pricing in a 94% chance of a 25bps cut this week. There has been little change further out the curves either with 72.5bps of cumulative cuts priced in through to December 2025.
- Later today we have Retail Sales & Industrial Production.
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