SX7E (21st Nov vs 19th Dec) 220p, bought the Dec for 2.2 in 6k.
LOOK AHEAD: Wednesday Data Calendar: September FOMC Minutes, Fed Speak, 10Y R/O
Oct-08 10:25
US Data/Speaker Calendar (prior, estimate)
10/08 0700 MBA Mortgage Applications (-12.7%, --)
10/08 0920 StL Fed Musalem welcome remarks
10/08 0930 Fed Gov Barr Community Banking Research Conf speech
10/08 1000 Chicago Fed Goolsbee open remarks payment conf
10/08 1130 US Tsy $69B 17W bill auction
10/08 1300 US Tsy $39B 10Y Note auction re-open (91282CNT4)
10/08 1400 FOMC minutes for September meeting
10/08 1515 MN Fed Kashkari Center for Indian Country Development
10/08 1630 MN Fed Kashkari fireside chat with Senator Tina Smith
10/08 1745 Fed Gov Barr on community development
10/08 1915 Chicago Fed Goolsbee payment conf
Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P. / MNI
STIR: Fed Rates Little Changed, FOMC Minutes Likely More Notable Than Fedspeak
Oct-08 10:23
Fed Funds implied rates are 0.5bp higher overnight for most near-term meetings, holding within yesterday’s range.
Cumulative cuts from 4.08% effective: 22bp Oct, 43.5bp Dec, 53.5bp Jan, 64.5bp Mar, 71bp Apr and 85bp June.
SOFR futures also see small moves on the day: H6 with marginal losses (-0.005) otherwise small gains beyond including +0.015 through blues and yellows.
The SOFR implied terminal yield of 3.045% (SFRH7, -0.5bp) is also within recent ranges, eyeing a little more than 100bp of cuts ahead.
Today’s Fedspeak focus should be on the FOMC Minutes from the Sept 16-17 meeting. Last month’s meeting revealed a lack of conviction on the FOMC about the rate path forward in both the SEP and then Chair Powell’s press conference.
The median voter marked down their end-2025 rate 25bps to 3.5-3.75% (i.e. two further cuts in addition to the 25bp cut last month) but 2 members look for 1 cut and 6 members don’t expect another cut this year (and 1 would have preferred not to have cut at all last month).
Other scheduled Fedspeak looks unlikely to materially add to monetary policy discussions. Nevertheless, for completeness:
0920ET – Musalem (’25 voter, hawk) welcoming remarks at community banking research conference
0930ET – Gov. Barr (voter) keynote at community banking research conference (text only)
1000ET – Goolsbee (’25) opening remarks at Chicago Payments Symposium
1515ET – Kashkari (’26) speaks at Center for Indian Country Development
1630ET – Kashkari (’26) hosts fireside chat with Senator Tina Smith
1745ET – Gov. Barr (voter) speaks on community development
1915ET – Goolsbee (’25) speaks at payments conference (text only)