POLAND: Wibor Rates

Jun-22 09:02
Wibor Today's Rate (%) (1D change)
1M 6.49 (5 bps)
3M 6.97 (3 bps)
6M 7.24 (3 bps)

Historical bullets

EUR: Extending gains

May-23 08:59
  • The EUR remains underpinned, bid, finding support after ECB Lagarde's Hawkish statement.
  • The currency test session high versus CHF, USD, CAD, JPY, CNH, and pare some of its losses against the Kiwi and AUD.
  • Next upside target for the EURUSD is seen towards 1.0697.

BONDS: Italy vs Germany

May-23 08:54
  • BTP/Bund unwind some of the tightening, was circa 5bps, now 2.1bps.
  • The spread formed a May double top at 204.77/205.10, which was the widest print since 25/05/20.
  • Spread is at 202.8bps.

Chart source: MNI/Bloomberg

FRANCE: Latest Poll Shows Macron's Legislative Majority Under Threat

May-23 08:31

Latest poll from Ipsos ahead of the 12/19 June legislative elections shows President Emmanuel Macron's centrist 'Ensemble' alliance on course to remain the largest grouping in the National Assembly, but its prospects of retaining a majority are more uncertain.

  • Seat projection: Ensemble: 290-330 seats, NUPES: 165-195, LR/UDI: 35-65, RN: 20-45, Others: 5-10. Ipsos/CEVIPOF, 19/05/22
  • With 289 seats required for a majority, the lowest end of the Ensemble seat projection range sits just one seat above this threshold.
  • The primary threat to Macron's group retaining its majority is the leftist NUPES alliance containing a range of left and centre-left parties including Jean-Luc Melenchon's La France Insoumise and the centre-left Socialist Party (PS), historically a dominant force in French politics.
  • In the event Macron's group loses its majority, it will be reliant on opposition support to enact the president's reform agenda, a difficutl prospect. A major underperformance from Macron's bloc/a shock outperformance from NUPES would lead to a period of 'cohabitation', with Macron forced to appoint a PM from the leftist bloc, making any policy enactment a slow and ill-tempered process.