December 20, 2024 14:54 GMT
GILTS: Yesterday's Gap Lower Closed
GILTS
Spill over from the softer-than-expected U.S. PCE data and subsequent rally in Tsys pushes gilt futures through initial resistance at yesterday’s high (92.84), closing yesterday’s opening gap lower. Contract last 92.88.
- Next resistance at Wednesday’s high (93.38), with the bearish technical theme remaining intact.
- Yields 4-6bp lower, curve steepens. 2s10s and 5s30s on for highest closes since August, albeit back from session highs.
- 10s last 4.53%, ~12bp off yesterday’s ’24 peak.
- Outperformance vs. Bunds now sees 3bp of tightening on the day, with the spread back below 225bp. That compares to Wednesday’s multi-decade closing high at 231.3bp.
- SONIA futures extend higher alongside the bid in the long end, last +0.5 to +9.0.
- BoE-dated OIS now prices ~62.5bp of cuts through ’25 vs. ~60bp mid-morning.
- The BoE will announce its Q125 APF schedule at 16:30. We will provide greater colour on that ahead of the release.
BoE Meeting |
SONIA BoE-Dated OIS (%)
Difference vs. Current Effective SONIA Rate (bp)
Feb-25
4.538
-16.2
Mar-25
4.491
-20.9
May-25
4.366
-33.4
Jun-25
4.322
-37.8
Aug-25
4.221
-47.9
Sep-25
4.184
-51.6
Nov-25
4.115
-58.5
Dec-25
4.077
-62.3
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