FRANCE AUCTION PREVIEW: On offer next week

Jun-06 09:03

France has announced it will be looking to sell up to a combined E7.4bln of the following BTFs at its auction next Tuesday, June 10:

  • E0.1-0.5bln of the 13-week Sep 10, 2025 BTF
  • E2.8-3.2bln of the new 14-week Sep 17, 2025 BTF
  • E1.4-1.8bln of the 27-week Dec 17, 2025 BTF
  • E1.5-1.9bln of the 49-week May 20, 2026 BTF

Historical bullets

FRANCE AUCTION RESULTS: Decent LT OAT Auction

May-07 09:02

Top of the E10-12bln range sold, with decent bid-to-cover ratios seen across lines. The majority of the sale was allocated to the on-the-run 3.20% May-35 OAT (E7.8bln)

  • The lowest accepted prices were above pre-auction mid prices in all cases.
  • Light upside in OAT futures seen following the publication of the results, now +15 ticks to fresh session highs of 125.00. 

BUNDS: /SWAPS: Modest Knee Jerk Weakness On Latest Fiscal Speculation Fades

May-07 09:01

Bunds fade the initial downtick that came alongside the RTRS headlines covering German defence spending increases, with similar moves seen in swap spreads.

  • Markets have treated the news as being within the range of pre-existing estimates, although the story seems to point to a more front-loaded spending increase than many sell-side names expected.
  • Bund futures respected prior session lows and swap spreads only experienced modest moves lower before retracing.

MNI: EUROZONE MAR RETAIL SALES -0.1% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y

May-07 09:00
  • MNI: EUROZONE MAR RETAIL SALES -0.1% M/M, +1.5% Y/Y