Swaps - GBP
GBP Swaps: Dec21 parties like it's 1999; Oh me, Omicron
MPC hawk Saunders is having second thoughts (something to do with a global pandemic). Ignoring Covid restrictions, Dec21 is partying like it's 1999.
GBP Swaps: Unnerving macro trading; BNPP on 2025 ASW
Headline trading made for an unnerving day as swappers waited with baited breath to discover the true nature of their new master Omicron.
GBP Swaps: Long tail; Asset swap selling; BOE on SII
The UK may be an emerging market according to some dealers but at least there was plenty to keep them busy.
GBP Swaps: Long gilts squeezed in global flattening
Post-Powell curve flattening saw SONIA 2s/10s invert despite dovish BOE comments. At the long end the rally pulled 10s/30s and 30s/50s more negative.
GBP Swaps: Fat finger or pricing? RPI strangely calm
A brief plunge in the gilt enlivened nominals as global bonds retraced from Omicron highs today. RPI remained strangely calm throughout the turmoil.
GBP Swaps: Gilts excel in straight risk-off spree
Corona, ex-divs and supply/demand dynamics combined to ensure gilt outperformance today.
GBP Swaps: Flytrap sprung as investors caught in web of p...
Gilts outperformed on a thin but significant Thanksgiving that traders say will see some market participants offer no thanks whatsoever.
GBP Swaps: Inflation wings flap as front end jumps
Sterling swaps bear-steepened today and asset swaps richened. In inflation, the wings of the curve rose led by another surge at the front end.
GBP Swaps: IL73 goes ‘well’ despite glaring liquidity ga...
The syndicated sale of £1.1bn of the new 2073 went well in terms of demand and post-sale price action. But liquidity problems seemed to peak today.
GBP Swaps: Powell weakens; Syndi nears; 10s/30s/50s trade
Gilt yields closed higher as a global selloff picked up pace in the afternoon. Dealers are positioning for the upcoming linker syndication.