US TSYS: Market Roundup: Hot CPI Spurs 100Bp Hike Chances for July

Jul-13 13:35

US rates gapped lower following hot June CPI read (30YY hit 3.2256% high), has drawn some recent buying off lows but coming under pressure again, 30YY back to 3.1923% at the moment. Data metrics:

    • CPI for Services (60% of the whole) is +0.9% MoM, +6.2% YoY.
    • CPI for Goods (40%) is +2.1% MoM +13.6% YoY
    • Energy prices were up 7.5% MoM, +41.6% YoY
    • Food and Beverage prices rose 1.0% MoM, +10.0% YoY
    • Housing related prices were up 0.8% in June.
    • Owners’ Equivalent Rent was +0.7% MoM, +5.5% YoY, highest since 1990.
  • Short end Eurodollar futures under heavy pressure, lead quarterly EDU2 trading 96.46 (-0.225) consistent w/ Fed Funds at 3.25%. Markets pricing in appr 40% chance of 100bp hike from the FOMC at the end of the month, more likely two concurrent 75bp hikes.
  • Equities not taking kindly to the data, SPX emini ESU2 futures slipped to 3753.50 low, drawing some dip buyers 3770.0 last (-53.0).
  • Technicals for TYU2: Key short-term support is at 116-11, the Jun 28 low where a break is required to strengthen a bearish threat and this would signal scope for a deeper retracement. On the upside, attention is on the short-term bull trigger at 120-16+, the Jul 6 high. A break would resume the uptrend.

Historical bullets

US TSY FUTURES: Block flattener

Jun-13 13:22
  • FVA 13k sold at 110.0475
  • WNA 2.3k bought at 149.13

EUROZONE ISSUANCE: NGEU issuance likely to be E50bln in H2

Jun-13 13:12
  • Our Policy team reports that EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn said today that the Commission remained on track to issue E50bln in NGEU bonds in the first six months of this year and a “similar magnitude” in the second half of the year.
  • Speaking at a Capital Markets Seminar, Hahn also said that the Ukraine had not dented market confidence in the EU and NGEU bond issuances continued to be “still very much oversubscribed”.

JPY: In the green across the majors

Jun-13 13:10
  • Yen extends gains in the past few minutes, and the currency has seen some decent range price action today.
  • The JPY leads in G10 against the NOK up 2%.
  • GBPJPY eye support at 162.912 initially.
  • JPY is at session high versus GBP. USD, EUR, AUD, and in the green across the majors.