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Underperforming Gilts Narrowing The Yield Gap With US

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Gilts are the underperformer in core FI today - some citing strong UK wage data this morning, followed by BoE Bailey's comments on potential second-round inflation effects.
  • The UK / US 10Y yield differential in the US's favour is down to around 18bp (was 65bp prior to Fed Chair Powell's end-Nov speech), with Tsys maintaining their post-CPI intraday drop, and Gilts reversing their post-data drop.
  • Mar23 Gilt futures remain under pressure, printing the lowest levels since Nov 22 (104.42). Key short-term support lies at 103.54, the Nov 21 low.

Source: BBG, MNI

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