FRANCE AUCTION RESULTS: MT OATs

Aug-17 08:58
2.50% Sep-26 OAT 2.75% Feb-29 OAT 1.50% May-31 OAT
ISIN FR001400FYQ4 FR001400HI98 FR0012993103
Amount E3.28bln E2.909bln E2.247bln
Previous E6.168bln E3.349bln E4.407bln
Avg yield 3.12% 3.04% 3.05%
Previous 3.05% 2.86% 1.94%
Bid-to-cover 2.39x 2.21x 2.12x
Previous 2.57x 2.55x 2.05x
Avg Price 98.20 98.55 89.46
Low Price 98.19 98.51 89.41
Pre-auction mid 98.144 98.462 89.359
Prev avg price 98.36 99.44 96.49
Prev low price 98.34 99.42 96.47
Prev mid-price 98.306 99.337 96.330
Previous date 20-Jul-23 20-Jul-23 01-Sep-22

Historical bullets

OPTIONS: Fade Off Highs Brings EUR/USD Within Range of Day's More Sizeable Strikes

Jul-18 08:48

Reversal off highs for EUR/USD puts spot within range of a larger $1.1225 option strike, although further weakness will bring the most sizeable strikes of the day (and the week) into play at $1.1100-10 (E4.5bln):

  • EUR/USD: $1.1100-10(E4.5bln)$1.1225(E521mln)
  • USD/JPY: Y139.50-70($543mln)
  • GBP/USD: $1.3010(Gbp853mln)
  • AUD/USD: $0.6800-15(A$1.1bln)$0.6850(A$957mln)$0.6875-95(A$1.2bln)
  • USD/CAD: C$1.3240($526mln)
  • USD/CNY: Cny7.1500($1.4bln)

STIR: Fading Odds Of ECB Hike Post-July

Jul-18 08:37

Cumulative ECB hike pricing through the September meeting has been tightly rangebound between 38-42bp since June 23, seemingly in search for a pre-July meeting catalyst to tip the balance toward just one more 25bp hike, or cement a second.

  • That catalyst may have arrived. The Knot comments this morning understandably haven't moved July pricing much (steady at 23.2bp), but with Sept pricing falling 2.5bp on the day, there is now only 15.5bp of hikes priced in Sept compared to July (at 38.7bp) - the least for Sept relative to July seen since mid-June.
  • A further 25bp hike in Sept is very much on the fence again, in other words.
  • Cumulative pricing for November points to just 43.5bp of further hikes over the next 3 meetings - a close here would be the lowest of the month.
  • And overall, the 5.5bp terminal price drop would be the biggest since Jun 23, to the lowest since mid-June at 3.95% (45bp of further hikes).

EURIBOR OPTIONS: Call Fly Buying Continues

Jul-18 08:36

ERU3 96.125/96.25/96.375 call fly bought for 2.5 in 4k

  • Earlier: ERM4 97.00/98.00/99.00 call fly paper bought for 7.25 in 6K (also bought yest for 7 in 4k)