18/12/2015

Market update US tsys opening higher, US 10Y 2.20 (-2.3bps) as Euro stocks down 1.4%, Nikkei off 2.0% after disappointment with latest BOJ easing (see above). Core Euro bonds higher,  10Y bund/tsy spd 3bps wider. GOCs higher, outperforming tsys by 2bps on much weaker...

17/12/2015

Market update US tsys opening higher, US 10Y 2.245 (-5.0bps) after mixed 8:30 US eco data, rallying overnite with equities as Fed rate hike seen removing uncertainty which had been looming over mkts. Core Euro bonds higher, outperforming tsys in big flattening move as...

16/12/2015

Market update US tsys opening lower, US 10Y 2.29 (+2bps), stocks higher, core Euro bonds lower as well pre FOMC. Relative calm in mkts as consensus if for first Fed rate hike since 2006. Measures of stock & tsy mkt volatility, while off the lows, are still far...

15/12/2015

Market update US tsys opening lower, curve steeper, global stocks higher, crude oil up for a 2nd day. US 10Y ~3 bps higher @ 2.24% after in line Nov CPI (0.2%). Core Euro bonds lower, 10Y German bunds 8bps higher @0.65% retracing ~80% of last week’s rally. GOCs also...

14/12/2015

Market update US tsys opening lower , curve ~2 bps flatter US 10Y 2.16 (+3bps). Oil fell below $35 on supply worries as Iran expected to boost exports (see above). Global stocks weaker, except Shanghai comp which rose 2.5%.  Short end of US tsy curve under pressure,...