Gilts following cues from Tsys/broader cross-market swings, with a recovery from session lows fading, leaving benchmark futures ~10 ticks off session lows.
- The bearish technical backdrop in the contract remains intact.
- Little in the way of domestic drivers evident since this morning’s gilt auction and DMO provisional issuance calendar for the initial weeks of FY25/26.
- Yields 3.5-5.5bp higher across the curve, flattening seen.
- 10s ~4.5bp wider vs. Bunds on the day, last ~182.5bp. This comes after the early tightening failed to test the support cluster at 175/174.5bp.
- BoE-dated OIS shows ~53bp of cuts through year end, ~5bp less dovish on the day.
- The next 25bp cut isn’t quite fully priced through June (~24.5bp of cuts showing over that horizon).
- SONIA futures flat to -7.0.
- Nothing of note on the UK calendar until Friday’s monthly economic activity data, with the BoE in its pre-meeting quiet period.
BoE Meeting | SONIA BoE-Dated OIS (%) | Difference vs. Current Effective SONIA Rate (bp) |
Mar-25 | 4.457 | +0.2 |
May-25 | 4.266 | -18.9 |
Jun-25 | 4.211 | -24.4 |
Aug-25 | 4.073 | -38.2 |
Sep-25 | 4.035 | -42.0 |
Nov-25 | 3.944 | -51.0 |
Dec-25 | 3.923 | -53.1 |