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Yields Inch Higher Ahead Wed's CPI, FOMC Minutes

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  • Treasury yield climbed higher in the first half of Monday's trade, holding a narrow range through the rest of the session on generally quiet second half. Yield curves reverse early steepening, 2s10s currently -.277 at -59.294 vs. -55.765 high.
  • Fed funds implied hike for May'23 at 18.4bp, Jun'23 18.8bp cumulative at 5.014%. Projected rate cuts later in the year also holding near Fri's levels with just under two 25bp cuts priced in for December: -44.1 cumulative at 4.396.
  • Trade volumes were light (TYM3<720k) with much of Europe still out for an extended Easter holiday, while markets showed little reaction to FEB. WHOLESALE SALES +0.4% M/M; EST. +0.6%, INVENTORIES +0.1%; EST. 0.2% data.
  • Market depth/trade volumes will likely improve tomorrow with London bank on-line, but many will be close to the sidelines ahead Wednesday's CPI (0.2% MoM est vs. 0.4% prior; 5.1% YoY est vs. 6.0% prior) and FOMC minutes for the March meeting.
  • NatWest economists suspect weaker energy prices "should weigh on the headline CPI; we expect the earlier drop in energy prices should lead to about a 5% decline in gasoline component, while increases in food prices (0.3%) and the core CPI (0.434%) should not be too different than last month (0.452%)."

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