GERMAN DATA: Truck Toll Index Points Towards July IP Recovery

Aug-08 07:54

Destatis has released its monthly data for July for its truck toll index, which printed +2.3% on a sequential comparison to the weak June (-0.8% prior). This tentatively points towards some recovery in industrial production last month after the IP print notably surprised to the downside yesterday (at -1.9% M/M amid a May downward revision).

  • For a comparison of the two indices on an index level, see chart below.
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SONIA OPTIONS: Put strip seller

Jul-09 07:54

SFIU5 96.00p with SFIZ5 96.05p, sold the strip at 5.5 in 4k.

GILTS: Firmer & Flatter To Start

Jul-09 07:45

Gilts tick higher alongside German & U.S. paper.

  • Futures +10 at 91.71 vs. early highs of 91.83.
  • Bears are in technical control. Initial support at yesterday’s low (91.42), while initial resistance comes in at yesterday’s high (91.98).
  • Yields flat to 2bp lower, curve a little flatter.
  • 2s10s registered the highest close since April yesterday (75.8bp), while 5s30s registered the first close above 140bp since ’17, but the spread is back below that level this morning.
  • Continued digestion of the global trade/tariff backdrop and related ongoing negotiations between various countries and the U.S. continue to garner much of the macro focus.
  • Meanwhile, the fragile fiscal situation continues to dominate domestically, with yesterday’s OBR release reaffirming well-documented areas of concern, likely factoring into the curve steepening seen on the day.
  • The release of the BoE’s FSR headlines the UK calendar today, but shouldn’t reveal much in the way of meaningful, fresh information surrounding the future path of monetary policy.
  • Elsewhere, the DMO will come to market with GBP4.5bln of the 4.50% Mar-35 gilt.
  • Macro and cross-market matters should dominate for much of the day.

EURIBOR OPTIONS: Call spread seller

Jul-09 07:42

ERZ5 98.31/98.43cs, sold at 2.75 in 16k.