The Bond Charts that Matter
Bund Yields HoldingLower
Last week the Bunds postedan inside candle on the yield chart and are slowly creeping back down to the13.4bp mark from 2 weeks ago that we made in a sharp euphoric move as risk offsentiment grasped the markets. The key area to keep an eye on if we breach thislevel is the all-time low yield in Bunds at the 4.9bp mark. To the upside, wehave found resistance at the 29.4bp mark which is a key area ahead of theall-important 42.4 bp level that we breached at the end of last month.
Portuguese BondsTrading Within Inside Week
A very key market to keepan eye out for risk-sentiment is the Portuguese bond market which took a veryswift and aggressive shoot up in yields (down in price) during the bout ofvolatility 2 weeks ago. During this move we actually went through the inverseHead and Shoulders target to the upside and last week we left an insidecandle with low in yield at 3.127% and high at 3.559%. A breach of thelevel to the upside with continuation could spark some more risk off sentimentand widening of core-periphery spreads.
5y5y InflationSwaps Breaking Lower Aggressively
One of the ECB's preferredmeasures of inflation expectations in the medium term has been plumetting withno end in sight since the beginning of 2016. This is an occurance that willsurely be occupying the ECB's discussions on the Governing Council as the lastthing they want is for the market to believe the economy is falling into adeflationary spiral. This is a market to watch as ECB members could begin toget very vocal ahead of the March meeting in the scenario that it continues tofall this rapidly..
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