GBP STIRs have taken cues from the long end today, after the domestic labour market data had little lasting impact in pre-gilt open trade.
- BoE-dated OIS shows 64.5bp of cuts through year-end, with 22bp of cuts priced for February, 27bp through March and 40.5bp through May.
- ~62bp of cuts were priced through year-end at yesterday's close.
- The front end of that profile continues to look a little flat to us, as we still look for cuts at both the February and May meetings, with more information needed to provide a meaningful view beyond the latter decision. Still, we are cognisant of the correction from recent hawkish extremes (~36bp of cuts were priced through '25 at one point last Tuesday) and fiscal risks within the UK (and abroad).
- SONIA futures are 0.5-6.0 higher on the day, SFIZ5 and Z6 remain below year-to-date highs.
- A reminder that the BoE has de-emphasised the importance of the labour market data, which increases the importance of the likes of the PMI data (preliminary PMI releases due Friday).
BoE Meeting | SONIA BoE-Dated OIS (%) | Difference vs. Current Effective SONIA Rate (bp) |
Feb-25 | 4.479 | -22.1 |
Mar-25 | 4.431 | -26.9 |
May-25 | 4.296 | -40.4 |
Jun-25 | 4.244 | -45.6 |
Aug-25 | 4.154 | -54.6 |
Sep-25 | 4.124 | -57.6 |
Nov-25 | 4.072 | -62.9 |
Dec-25 | 4.057 | -64.4 |