06/09/2019

Market Update Tsy & GOC yields 2-4bps higher before US & Cdn employment data, US 1.595% (+3.5bps), S&P futures +13, crude 55.45 (-1.5%).  China injected $126bln into the economy by lowering the amount of reserves banks are required to hold, hoping...

07/06/2019

Market Update US tsys slightly higher before  May Payrolls (175k exp, 3.6% unemp rate), 10Y  2.11%, low volume in Ty futures overnite (257k).  Core Euro bond mixed, gilts lower while bunds slightly higher in the long end – ECB rate guidance to leave...

06/06/2019

Market Update US tsys higher, 10Y 2.105% (-3bps), tsy curve 2bps flatter. The ECB left rates unch at 0.25%, saying it expects to leave rates unchanged through 2020 in order to deal with low inflation, German bunds lower and flatter on the news with the 2Y -0.67%...

05/06/2019

Market Update US tsys rallying after weak ADP (27k vs 185k exp), short end leading the rally with the 2Y 6bps lower @ 1.82%, breaking below Monday’s low  with the 10Y 2.08%. US equity futures coming off after the data, S&P +6 (from +15 pre data). GOCs ...

04/06/2019

Market Update US tsys under pressure, yields 4-7bps higher led by the short end, tsy 2s30s 3bps flatter on heavy volume in TY futures (~600k). Big day for Fedspeak with Chair Powell speaking at 10:00ET as well as Brainard and Williams.  US equity futures higher...

31/05/2019

Market Update Risk-off rally in tsys resumes after President Trump’s latest move to impose tariffs on Mexico, heavy volume in TY futures (925k), 10Y 2.16% (-4bps),  rate cut prob 92%, with three rate cuts priced in over the next year based on FF futures. ...