BELGIUM AUCTION PREVIEW: On offer next week
Belgium has announced it will be looking to sell a combined E2.6-3.0bln of the following OLOs at its...
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US TSY FUTURES: Long Setting In FV Through UXY Noted Over Last Two Sessions
Net long setting across TY, UXY and US futures dominated between Friday and Tuesday settlements, as markets remained sensitive to headlines surrounding Trump’s tariff plans.
- Net long cover in TU futures provided the only other net positioning move of note.
| 21-Jan-25 | 17-Jan-25 | Daily OI Change | OI DV01 Equivalent Change ($) |
TU | 4,155,072 | 4,183,844 | -28,772 | -1,090,113 |
FV | 6,158,658 | 6,181,136 | -22,478 | -935,950 |
TY | 4,743,305 | 4,694,593 | +48,712 | +3,126,548 |
UXY | 2,270,826 | 2,266,718 | +4,108 | +359,336 |
US | 1,917,054 | 1,908,965 | +8,089 | +1,010,919 |
WN | 1,792,716 | 1,794,375 | -1,659 | -313,362 |
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| Total | +8,000 | +2,157,378 |
EURIBOR OPTIONS: Latest Euribor upside Option, Looking for ECB cuts
More upside structures in Euribor, looking at back to back cuts from the ECB into June, but also deeper cut play into Year end have been noted in the past couple of Weeks.
- ERJ5 97.75/97.875/98.00c fly, bought for 2.5 in 3.9k.
- ERM5 98.00/98.25cs, bought for 2.75 in 3.4k.
EGBS: Earlier Rally Fades, ECB Speakers Consistent With Market Pricing
The earlier rally in major EGB futures has largely faded, with Bund futures now little changed today at 131.94, down from a session high of 132.22. The 20-day EMA at 132.37 remains a key resistance level in Bunds.
- OAT and BTP futures led the morning rally, seemingly driven by the bid in European equities.
- Several ECB policymakers have provided comments from the Davos forum, headlined by President Lagarde. However, comments were largely consistent with current OIS pricing, limiting the market reaction.
- Books for Spain’s 10-year Obli syndicated tap are in excess of E150bln, while the spread for Finland’s new 20-year RFGB has been set. Germany will hold a 15-year Bund auction at 1030GMT/1130CET.
- German cash yields are little changed, with a light twist steepening bias seen.
- 10-year peripheral/semi-core spreads to Bunds have tightened, as European equities rally. OATs outperform, though meaningful OAT/Bund tightening below 75bps may be limited by medium-term fiscal/political risks.
- The remainder of today’s macro calendar is light, with focus on ECB speakers and any tariff-related headlines from the US.
