Continued downside in crude oil provides background support for core global FI markets, although the recovery from session lows can hardly be deemed a meaningful rally at this stage.
- Overnight/early London highs capped the recovery in TY futures, while Bund futures remain below their pre-CPI UK session highs.
- Little to note in terms of meaningful macro cues since the UK data, with focus on the impending U.S. PPI release after yesterday’s CPI data pointed towards tariff feedthrough into some core goods categories. The usual focus on readthrough into the Fed’s preferred PCE inflation measure will be seen In the wake of the release.
- General themes of fiscal worry remain evident, despite the relief rally in the long end of the JGB curve in Tokyo hours and stabilisation away from lows in wider core global FI through the London morning.
- That leaves bond bears in control from a technical perspective, even with major 10-Year benchmark yields comfortably off year-to-date highs.
- Note that 30-Year German yields remain less than 5bp off their ’23 high, located at 3.263%.