CHINA PRESS: China To Boost Spending In Duty-free Shops
Authorities will expand the product categories offered by duty-free shops to mobile phones, micro drones, sporting goods, health supplements, over-the-counter drugs, and pet food, to boost consumption, according to a document released by the Ministry of Finance and four other departments, Yicai.com reported. It is also necessary to increase efforts to promote domestic products, especially those that embody Chinese culture, as the current variety of duty-free goods is relatively limited, mainly consisting of luxury items. The ministry also relaxed the approval authority for the establishment of duty-free shops to local governments, the newspaper said.
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AUSSIE BONDS: Holding Cheaper, Market Continues To Price Out RBA Cut
ACGBs (YM -4.0 & XM -5.5) remain weaker.
- S&P Global PMI Manufacturing Index falls to 51.4 from 53 in Aug.
- Cash US tsys are slightly cheaper in today's Asia-Pac session after yesterday's modest twist-steepener.
- Cash ACGBs are 4-7bps cheaper with the AU-US 10-year yield differential at +22bps.
- The latest ACGB Dec-34 supply achieved a weighted average yield that printed 0.40bp through prevailing mids (per Yieldbroker). However, the cover ratio decreased to 2.1033x, thelowest since its debut in 2023, from 3.1708x.
- The bills strip is -4 to -6 beyond the first contract.
- RBA-dated OIS pricing has firmed modestly across meetings following yesterday’s RBA Policy Decision. Pricing across meetings is 1-4bps firmer than yesterday’s pre-RBA levels. Notably, this post-RBA move leaves pricing some 10-19bps firmer than last Wednesday’s pre-CPI levels.
- A 25bp rate cut in October is given a 35% probability, with a cumulative 11bps of easing priced by year-end.
STIR: RBA Dated OIS’ Firming Since August CPI Extends After RBA Decision
RBA-dated OIS pricing has firmed modestly across meetings following yesterday’s RBA Policy Decision.
- At the time of writing, pricing across meetings was 1-4bps firmer than yesterday’s pre-RBA levels.
- Notably, this post-RBA move leaves pricing some 10-19bps firmer than last Wednesday’s pre-CPI levels.
- A 25bp rate cut in October is given a 35% probability, with a cumulative 11bps of easing priced by year-end.
Figure 1: RBA-Dated OIS – Current Vs. Pre-CPI
Source: Bloomberg Finance LP / MNI
CRYPTO: Ethereum - Bounces, Technically $4300-$4500 To Be Faded First Up
Ethereum had a range overnight of $4093.19 - $4208.98, Asia is trading around $4152, -1.05%. Ethereum had a decent bounce after triggering stop losses sub $4000 last week. Having broken big support around $4100, technically rallies should now be faded initially. The first sell zone is now back towards the $4300/$4500 area.
- Menthor Q on X: "Crypto asset flows. "Digital asset investment products saw US$812m in outflows last week, though YTD inflows remain robust at US$39.6bn, close to last year’s record ... Bitcoin (-US$719m) and Ethereum (-US$409m) faced pressure, while Solana (+US$291m) attracted strong inflows.”
- Milk Road on X: “For a decade, crypto has moved in 2yr up / 2yr down cycles, pointing to a 2025 peak. But the data just shifted. PMI, liquidity, and analysts all say the cycle hasn’t ended, it’s been extended. The top now looks more like 2026… or later”
- “FTX will release $1.6B in stablecoins to creditors today. That’s $1.6B in fresh liquidity about to hit the crypto markets. Fresh powder is on the way.”
Fig 1: Ethereum spot Daily Chart
Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg Finance L.P
