SWEDEN: Manufacturing PMI Remains Solid
The Swedish manufacturing PMI remains solid, printing at an expansionary 55.3 in December (vs 54.7 prior). In recent months, the Economic Tendency Indicator’s manufacturing sentiment series has begun catching up to the PMI, the latter of which has been above 50 since mid-2024.
- PMI details show increases in new orders to 57.0 (vs 56.7 prior) and production to 58.5 (vs 57.6 prior).
- Inventories fell to 47.6 (vs 49.9 prior), which is a positive forward-looking signal when taken alongside the new orders rise.
- The employment component provided a slightly weaker signal, pulling back to a 20-month low of 50.3 (vs 51.6 prior). This fall is consistent with the fall in the Economic Tendency Indicator’s manufacturing expected employees series.
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STIR: Dec BoE Pricing Stable, Over 80% Odds Of Cut Showing
Extension of the recovery from yesterday’s lows in core global FI markets provides modest dovish impulses in GBP STIRs.
- BoE-dated OIS still prices ~22bp of easing for this month’s meeting, with a cumulative 48.5bp of easing discounted through April and 53.5bp showing through June.
- SONIA futures flat to +2.0, with implied terminal rate pricing steady, hovering around 3.35%. SFIZ6 is 5bp off November’s cycle high.
- Final services and composite PMI data is due this morning, tangible market reaction would only be seen on a meaningful departure from the preliminary 50.5 reading in the services PMI.
BoE Meeting | SONIA BoE-Dated OIS (%) | Difference vs. Current Effective SONIA (bp) |
Dec-25 | 3.749 | -22.1 |
Feb-26 | 3.684 | -28.6 |
Mar-26 | 3.596 | -37.4 |
Apr-26 | 3.485 | -48.5 |
Jun-26 | 3.436 | -53.4 |
Jul-26 | 3.371 | -60.0 |
Sep-26 | 3.352 | -61.8 |
RIKSBANK: VIEW: Danske Look For Hiking Cycle To Start In Dec '26
Danske Bank have updated their Riksbank call. They now expect a 25bp hike in December ‘26 (previously unchanged) and another 25bp hike in March ‘27.
- They note that the economic recovery has “progressed at a solid pace since the second quarter of this year and full-year growth for 2025 is expected to reach close to 2%. Moreover, both hard and soft data indicate that the economy is on track to strengthen further”.
- They go on to flag that “resource utilisation remains low, implying that there are idle resources in the economy. The labour market is also mostly moving in the right direction, so fears of high unemployment levels may soon give way to greater optimism”.
EQUITY TECHS: E-MINI S&P: (Z5) |Holding On To Its Recent Gains
- RES 4: 6953.75 High Oct 30 and bull trigger
- RES 3: 6900.50 High Nov 12
- RES 2: 6852.56 76.4% retracement of the Oct 30 - Nov 21 bear leg
- RES 1: 6864.50 High Dec 1
- PRICE: 6856.75 @ 07:23 GMT Dec 3
- SUP 1: 6674.50/6525.00 Low Nov 25 / 21
- SUP 2: 6500.00 Round number support
- SUP 3: 6476.62 23.6% retracement of the Apr 7 - Oct 30 uptrend
- SUP 4: 6427.00 Low Sep 2
S&P E-Minis are holding on to their recent gains following the recovery from the Nov 21 low. The climb has resulted in a breach of the 20- and 50- day EMAs. This highlights a bullish development and the likely end of the corrective cycle between Oct 30 and Nov 21. A continuation higher would signal scope for a move towards the key resistance and bull trigger at 6953.75, the Oct 30 high. Key support lies at 6525.00, the Nov 21 low.
