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US vs Germany widest since April

BUNDS
  • Bund remains better offered on the cash open, after some long cover yesterday afternoon.
  • Stronger US data, combined, with more hawkish rhetoric, from the most Hawkish BoE MPC members had Gilts dragging Bund lower yesterday.
  • Quick early focus is on the TYZ1/Bund spread, after some Dovish comments from Barkin and Kashkari kept Tnotes underpinned.
  • Fed Kaskari is a non voter Dove, while Barkin is a voter, leaning Hawk: "Thomas Barkin said the central bank can be patient in assessing whether to speed up its bond tapering in response to a surge in inflation."
  • TYZ1/Bund spread is at widest levels since April, with next resistance at 187.0889.
  • French and Italian CPI are final reading, should have limited impact.
  • More attention on the US Retail Sales.
  • SUPPLIES: UK £1.75bn 2046 (Equates 36.5k Gilt).
  • SPEAKERS: ECB Lagarde, Fed Bullard, Barkin, Bostic, George, Daly.

Chart source: Bloomberg

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