ACGBs (YM +1.5 & XM +3.0) are holding modestly stronger in today’s data-light session.
Cash US tsys are flat to 1bp cheaper, with a steepening bias, in today's Asia-Pac session after yesterday's modest rally.
Cash ACGBs are1-3bps richer with the AU-US 10-year yield differential at +23bps.
The latest ACGB Mar-36 auction saw strong demand, with the weighted average yield coming in 0.22bps through prevailing mid-yields, according to Yieldbroker, continuing the trend of firm pricing at recent ACGB auctions. Moreover, the cover ratio nudged higher to 3.4917x from 3.3111x.
Bidding at today’s auction faced an outright yield that was roughly 10-15bps higher than the previous auction level and about 20bps below the late February peak.
The bills strip is flat to +2 across contracts.
RBA-dated OIS pricing is little changed across meetings today. A 25bp rate cut in November is given a 40% probability, with a cumulative 14bps of easing priced by year-end.
RBNZ SEES PROLONGED SPARE CAPACITY, RISK TO INFLATION
Oct-08 01:06
RBNZ SEES PROLONGED SPARE CAPACITY, RISK TO INFLATION