US Dollar (USD)
USD Swaps: SOFR/FF dips, then widens, but ends tighter ov...
The SOFR/FF basis dipped into the CME auction, with the biggest swings in the long end not surprisingly. The basis then bounced afterwards.
USD Vol: Right side gamma firms
Despite underwhelming realizeds, gamma on longer tails has firmed today. Big Bang comes and goes. Deutsche favors shorting 1y10y as short term risks
CME SOFR basis auction executed
The CME announced that it has successfully executed the SOFR Basis Swap Auction.
USD New Issues: FIGs dominate in slower week
The 2nd largest bank deal - BofA's $8.5bn 5-part - boosted a lackluster week of issuance. Lower volumes are expected this week.
USD Swaps: Bear-steepening resumes: CME’s Big Bang nears
The mood in US markets at the start of this new week was one of optimism regarding a stimulus breakthrough. Right now, eyes are on the CME big bang.
USDi: BEs ride the retail sails risk-on wave; 5y TIPS sup...
BEs reluctantly rode the risk on move spurred by better retail sale today amid an otherwise tranquil trade. Attention shifts to 5y TIPS auction.
USD Swaps: Risk on; Bear steepening; Big Bang at long last
USTs are bear steepening modestly as equities climb a wall of worries. More banks look into the Big Bang weekend.
USD Swaps: Big Bang view; Looser yield grab; Brevan long
The 10s/30s UST curve is unchanged as the latest global corona yield grab fades. Banks look at Big Bang weekend.
USDi: BEs ebb and flow with broader risk tone; 5y TIPS an...
BEs followed the ebb and flow with broader risk tone, ultimately ending mixed but little changed. Treasury announced new 5y TIPS.
USD Swaps: Bracing for the Big Bang
Traders are hoping, praying that all goes well in tomorrow's Big Bang transition. Some feel banks are prepared while others are more wary.