EMISSIONS: EU End-Of-Day Carbon Summary: EUAs/UKAs Rise on TTF Gains
Oct-28 16:32
EUAs Dec25 are rising amid TTF volatility, though below-average trading interest on the day is limiting directional conviction. Meanwhile, open interest in EUAs Dec25 was near an all-time high as of 27 October. UKAs Dec25 are also rising on EUAs gains, rebounding above the 50-day average after falling below that level last Friday.
- EUA DEC 25 up 0.73% at 78.34 EUR/t CO2e
- UKA DEC 25 up 1.26% at 55.31 GBP/t CO2e
- TTF Gas NOV 25 up 0.4% at 31.525 EUR/MWh
- NBP Gas NOV 25 up 1.3% at 79.81 GBp/therm
- Estoxx 50 down 0.1% at 5703.77
- The latest EU ETS CAP3 auction cleared at €77.85/ton CO2e, up 0.37% compared with the previous EU auction at €77.56/ton CO2e according to EEX.
- A medium-term uptrend in ICE EUA futures remains intact and the latest pullback is considered corrective. Support to watch lies at the 50-day EMA, currently at €76.60. A clear break of this average would signal scope for a deeper corrective pullback. For bulls, sights are on €80.37, the Oct 10 high and a bull trigger. Clearance of this hurdle would confirm a resumption of the uptrend and open €82.12, the Feb 12 high.
- TTF front month is holding near the low end of the range seen this month with a mild weather forecast easing upside pressures.
- The Danish presidency of the Council of the EU is set to propose measures to prevent sectors under the EU ETS from being penalised if other sectors fail to meet their emissions targets under the proposed 2040 climate target, according to a draft prepared for the 4 November meeting seen by Politico.
- Reuters said that the global shipping GHG emissions could rise 50% by 2050 without further action, following the delay of IMO Net Zero Framework (NZF).
- The latest UN analysis shown that the submitted NDCs from more than 60 countries would cut global emissions by only 10% by 2035 versus 2019, roughly a sixth of what is required to limit warming to 1.5C, according to the Guardian.
- The EU's Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra urged China, Singapore and the gulf states to raise spending on climate finance, Hoekstra said at Euractiv’s Energy & Environment Policy Conference.
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MACRO ANALYSIS: MNI US Macro Weekly: FedSpeak Reaffirms Range Of Cut Views (2/2)
Sep-26 20:16
While we heard the monetary policy views of 6 of 12 current FOMC voters this week, there were no real surprises. We go through all of the relevant FOMC communications in full in our Macro Weekly PDF.
- Chair Powell reiterated that policy is not on a preset course; Gov Bowman and Gov Miran reiterated their more-dovish-than-median views; Musalem and Schmid suggested only limited scope for easing; and Goolsbee eyed neutral rates 100-125bp lower but was “uneasy” with too much front-loading.
- Virtually of the week’s FOMC speakers noted labor market risks had begun to surface, but had varying concerns about inflation. To sum up:
2025 FOMC Voters:
- Powell Reiterates "There Is No Risk-Free Path", Policy Not On Preset Course (Sep 23)
- Gov Bowman: Concerned Will Need Faster And Bigger Cuts (Sep 23)
- St Louis's Musalem: Limited Room For Easing, Policy May Be Close To Neutral (Sep 22)
- Chicago's Goolsbee Eyes Neutral Rates 100-125bp Lower (Sep 23), Uneasy With Too Much Cut Frontloading (Sep 25)
- Gov Miran: Appropriate Rates In 2.00-2.50% "Ballpark" (Sep 22)
- KC Fed's Schmid: Slightly Restrictive Policy The "Right Place To Be" (Sep 24)
Non-2025 Voters:
- Atlanta's Bostic Pencils In No More Cuts this Year, But Watching Data (Sep 22), Longer-Run Dot Suggests Limited Impetus To Cut Further (Sep 23)
- SF's Daly: Likely Further Cuts Will Be Needed To Support Labor Market (Sep 24)
- Cleveland's Hammack: Policy Very Mildly Restrictive, Concerns On More Cuts (Sep 22)
- Dallas's Logan: Time To Move From Fed Funds Policy Rate To Tri-Party Repo (Sep 25)
- Barkin: Jobs Shakier, Inflation Less Troubling (Sep 26)
MACRO ANALYSIS: MNI US Macro Weekly: Too Solid For Comfort (1/2)
Sep-26 20:13
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- The US economy now appears to be on more solid footing than it seemed a week ago. Versus 45bp in Fed rate reductions through the remainder of 2025 as of last Friday, futures markets now price 40bp. Half of that retracement came Thursday at 0830ET, when Q2 GDP data, initial jobless claims, durable goods orders, and goods trade data all pointed to stronger ongoing GDP growth than previously anticipated.
- Q2 GDP growth was revised up significantly in the 3rd and final reading, to 3.84% Q/Q SAAR from 3.29% in the 2nd reading (consensus had expected this to be unchanged in the 3rd).
- And while that’s in the past, the latest monthly data saw the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate for Q3 jump to 3.9% from 3.3% last week.
- Friday’s PCE data suggested solid consumption dynamics through August (and no nasty surprises in the core inflation data).
- As such, the week’s data almost unambiguously portrayed a better domestic demand story through – and beyond – a volatile first half of the year related to tariff policy shifts.
- That poses something of a quandary for a Fed that has shifted its sights to labor market risks. GDP is not employment, but a case for rate cuts at a time when inflation is still pushing 3% is tougher to make when the economy is growing at close to a 4% real pace and equities remain at or near all-time highs.
- October's cut is no longer such a sure thing as it seemed after the September meeting, with a 25bp ease now priced at 21bp (~84% implied prob), versus closer to 23bp (90+%) at the end of the prior week.
US TSY OPTIONS: BLOCK: Large Nov'25 5Y Risk Reversal, Covered
Sep-26 19:44
- +30,000 FVX5 108.5/109.5 call over risk reversals, 0.5 net vs.
- -18,000 FVZ5 108-31.75 at 1536:10ET
