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22 Apr 2015
Core yields in the euro area still points southwards – Danske Bank
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - Analysts at Danske Bank assessed the prospects for the core debt markets in the euro area.
Key Quotes
“The rally in core took a breather yesterday with the German 5/30 curve actually steepening 3bp!”.
“The other main event was 3M Euribor finally dropping to negative. We expect the fixings to remain in negative for a long time”.
“Excess liquidity is on the rise and the ‘mechanic’ drivers of these fixings imply that the door to negative has now been opened”.
“Market sentiment towards the periphery remains nervous with Greek headlines dominating market jitters”.
“The Europe Working Group is meeting today in preparation for Friday’s Eurogroup meeting. Expectations have been played down for this week’s meetings and even the EU authorities are now signalling that end of June is the real deadline”.
Key Quotes
“The rally in core took a breather yesterday with the German 5/30 curve actually steepening 3bp!”.
“The other main event was 3M Euribor finally dropping to negative. We expect the fixings to remain in negative for a long time”.
“Excess liquidity is on the rise and the ‘mechanic’ drivers of these fixings imply that the door to negative has now been opened”.
“Market sentiment towards the periphery remains nervous with Greek headlines dominating market jitters”.
“The Europe Working Group is meeting today in preparation for Friday’s Eurogroup meeting. Expectations have been played down for this week’s meetings and even the EU authorities are now signalling that end of June is the real deadline”.