29/01/2019

Market Update US tsys slightly higher, curve 0.5bps steeper, 10Y 2.74% on avg volume in TY futures (316k).  Crude rebounding from yest losses, up 0.85% after the US levied sanctions on Venezuela’s State oil co.  Equities higher in Europe (Stoxx +0.60%), US...

28/01/2019

Market Update US tsys higher, rebounding from early losses, with the long end outperforming and the 10Y 2.75% (-1bp). Quiet start to otherwise busy week in the US in terms of data with Chicago Fed Index & Dallas Fed Man Index .  Equity futures moving lower...

25/01/2019

Market Update US tsys moving lower, TY futures at lows of o/n session on moderate volume (~335k), 10Y 1.735% (+2bps), MNI citing a WSJ article on earlier than earlier Fed balance sheet runoff , no Fedspeak before FOMC decision next Wednesday, whiel todays US Durable...

24/01/2019

Market Update Rates trade firmer, at/near top end of range on moderate volume, curves mildly flatter at moment; equities bumping around recent highs. Treasuries following EGBs lead after weaker European PMIs. Otherwise, generally quiet as mkts await ECB rate annc...

23/01/2019

Market Update US tsys trading lower, yields 1.5-3bps higher, 10Y 2.77%, equities higher (S&P fut +13,  Euro Stocks +0.50%), USD index near lows (DXY -0.09). Quiet day data wise in the US with Redbook retail sales, FHFA home prices and Richmond Fed. Risk on...

22/01/2019

Market Update US tsys trading higher, on heavy volume in TY futures (600k), 10Y 2.755(-3bps). Risk off tone (S&P futures -17, crude 52.94 -1.6%) driven by ongoing trade concerns, as the US is intensifying efforts to have a Huawei executive extradited to the US,...