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"The EU has mandated Barclays, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, LBBW and NatWest Markets as Joint Lead Managers for its upcoming EUR Fixed Rate RegS Bearer dual tranche transaction comprising a new long 3-year benchmark line due 4th July 2028 and an increase of EU 3.375% benchmark due 5th October 2054 (EU000A3K4EY2). No further group. The transaction will be launched tomorrow, subject to market conditions. "

MNI comments

• The new 3-year maturing 4 July 2028 was one of the three issues highlighted as likely to launch in H1. We pencil in a tranche size of E5-7bln (we have not seen an EU-bond tranche larger than that since March 2022 - but there is a possibility we go a bit higher with the large H1 EU funding plan).
• The 3.375% Oct-54 tap we pencil in between E4-6bln (possibly partly depending upon the size of the new 3-year).
• We look for a combined E9-13bln total transaction size.

SOFR - Bloomberg.

• 1mth 4.30624 0.0037
• 3mth 4.30198 0.01497
• 6mth 4.27941 0.03483
• 12mth 4.24478 0.06645

• RES 4: 5097.00 High Oct 14
• RES 3: 5080.00 High Oct 15      
• RES 2: 5068.13 0.764 proj of the Nov 21 - Dec 9 - 20 price swing   
• RES 1: 5054.00 High Jul 8          
• PRICE: 4950.00 @ 10:47 GMT Jan 13  
• SUP 1: 4935.71 50-day EMA       
• SUP 2: 4829.00 Low Dec 20 and key short-term support     
• SUP 3: 4800.87 76.4% retracement of the Nov 21 - Dec 9 bull cycle 
• SUP 4: 4775.00 Low Nov 29 

A bull cycle in the Eurostoxx 50 futures contract remains intact and for now, the latest pullback appears corrective. Initial support to watch is 4935.71, the 50-day EMA. A clear break of this EMA would undermine a bullish theme and signal scope for a deeper retracement. For bulls, resistance at 5040.00, Dec 9 high, has recently been pierced. A clear break of it would resume the bull cycle that started on Nov 21 and open 5068.13, a Fibonacci projection.