GILTS: Opening calls

Jun-17 06:57
  • Gilt opening call 112.17/112.25
  • But watch Bund on those Gilt calls, very choppy start for Govies, with Bund falling 100 ticks since the cash open, was circa 144.67, now at 143.68

Historical bullets

GERMAN AUCTION PREVIEW: 0% Aug-52 Bund

May-18 06:53
  • On offer today: E1.5bln of the 0% Aug-52 Bund (ISIN: DE0001102572)
  • Market colour: 30-year Bund yields have followed a general upwards trajectory since the beginning of the year. Yields fell approx. 35bps to -0.052% at the end of February onset of the Ukraine war, recovering momentum in mid-March to reach a high of 1.256% on May 9. Yields had since softened to 1.182% at time of writing.
  • Timing: Results will be available shortly after the auction closes at 1030 BST / 1130 CEST.

Auction history:

Issued Allotted Avg yield Bid/cover Bid/offer Price Pre-auct Operation
On offer: E2bln Current 1.182%
Last 3 ave E1.167bln E922mln 0.237% 1.13x 1.43x
01-Mar-22 E4bln Synd 0.320% 90.73 Synd
12-Jan-22 E1.5bln E1.256bln 0.280% 0.94x 1.12x 91.86 91.81 Auction
17-Nov-21 E1bln E693mln 0.080% 0.77x 1.12x 97.49 97.44 Auction
13-Oct-21 E1bln E816mln 0.350% 1.67x 2.05x 89.82 89.66 Auction
01-Sep-21 E5.5bln Synd 0.159% 95.20 New Synd

SONIA: Whites / Reds move lower

May-18 06:46
  • The front-end of the SONIA strip is up to 3 ticks higher this morning's one tenth miss on UK CPI.
  • This is a move we had flagged would be likely and to pull GBP lower on the SONIA open.
  • The back-end of the SONIA curve is lower (through Greens and Blues etc), being pulled lower by other global STIR markets.

BUNDS: QUICK TECH

May-18 06:45
  • Bund made another intraday low, and in terms of pure technical, next support will be seen at 151.87 (11th May low)
In yield terms, reference 152.32

  • 1.090% = 151.96
  • 1.150% = 151.18
  • 1.188% = 150.68 (this was the 9th May high, and highest print since 01/08/14).

Note Bund printed a 150.49 low on the 9th May