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Unchanged ECB Fully Priced, BoE Peak Edges Incrementally Higher

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Expectations for Thursday's ECB decision are firmly anchored at no change. Wednesday saw a slight decrease in the expected rate path, despite stronger-than-expected German IFO data somewhat tempering Tuesday's PMI disappointment.

  • There's about 4bp more depo rate cuts expected over the course of the next year (48bp to Oct 2024 vs 44bp yest) with peak in Dec 2023 seen about 1-2bp lower compared with Tuesday's close.
  • Our ECB meeting preview is here.

BoE implied peak pricing meanwhile drifted slightly higher Wednesday, with few catalysts evident in the session, and again, largely ignoring longer-end bond gyrations.

  • There's around 9bp of further BoE hikes seen in the cycle to a Feb 2024 peak (up 1bp from yesterday), with the November meeting pricing under 8% probability of a 25bp hike. The first full 25bp cut is not seen cumulatively priced until September 2024.


Source: BBG ,MNI

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